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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1993 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1987 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Philip Needleman was affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their academic career included recognition by several prestigious institutions, reflecting their contributions to the scientific community.

Needleman was elected as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1987, indicating a significant standing within the field of science. Subsequently, they were also elected as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 1993, marking their influence in medical research and associated disciplines.

In 2015, Needleman was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, further acknowledging their position within the broader academic and scientific arena.

Their research interests and areas of study are not detailed in the available data. Similarly, no records of recent papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, book publications, or specific fields and subfields of study have been documented in the source information.

Best Publications

  • Arachidonic Acid Metabolism

    P Needleman;J Turk;B A Jakschik;A R Morrison

  • Nitric oxide activates cyclooxygenase enzymes

    Daniela Salvemini;Thomas P. Misko;Jaime L. Masferrer;Karen Seibert

  • The induction and suppression of prostaglandin H2 synthase (cyclooxygenase) in human monocytes.

    J Y Fu;J L Masferrer;K Seibert;A Raz

  • Triene prostaglandins: Prostacyclin and thromboxane biosynthesis and unique biological properties

    Philip Needleman;Amiram Raz;Mark S. Minkes;James A. Ferrendelli

  • Bioactive cardiac substances: potent vasorelaxant activity in mammalian atria.

    Mark G. Currie;David M. Geller;Barbara R. Cole;John G. Boylan

  • Identification of an enzyme in platelet microsomes which generates thromboxane A2 from prostaglandin endoperoxides.

    P. Needleman;S. Moncada;S. Bunting;J. R. Vane

  • Purification and sequence analysis of bioactive atrial peptides (atriopeptins)

    Mark G. Currie;David M. Geller;Barbara R. Cole;Ned R. Siegel

  • MECHANISM OF TOLERANCE DEVELOPMENT TO ORGANIC NITRATES

    Philip Needleman;Eugene M. Johnson

  • Atriopeptin: a cardiac hormone intimately involved in fluid, electrolyte, and blood-pressure homeostasis.

    Philip Needleman;James E. Greenwald

  • Endogenous glucocorticoids regulate an inducible cyclooxygenase enzyme.

    Jaime L. Masferrer;Karen Seibert;Ben Zweifel;Philip Needleman

  • Selective regulation of cellular cyclooxygenase by dexamethasone and endotoxin in mice.

    Jaime L. Masferrer;Ben S. Zweifel;Karen Seibert;Philip Needleman

  • Atriopeptins as cardiac hormones.

    Philip Needleman;Steven P. Adams;Barbara R. Cole;Mark G. Currie

  • Vasopressin-stimulated release of atriopeptin: endocrine antagonists in fluid homeostasis.

    Pamela T. Manning;David Schwartz;Nobuo C. Katsube;Sandra W. Holmberg

  • Imidazole: A selective inhibitor of thromboxane synthetase

    Salvador Moncada;Stuart Bunting;Kevin Mullane;Peter Thorogood

  • Atriopeptin-immunoreactive neurons in the brain: presence in cardiovascular regulatory areas.

    Clifford B. Saper;David G. Standaert;Mark G. Currie;David Schwartz

  • Cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate inhibits the availability of arachidonate to prostaglandin synthetase in human platelet suspensions.

    M Minkes;N Stanford;M M Chi;G J Roth

  • Endogenous nitric oxide enhances prostaglandin production in a model of renal inflammation.

    D Salvemini;K Seibert;J L Masferrer;T P Misko

  • SULFHYDRYL REQUIREMENT FOR RELAXATION OF VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE

    Philip Needleman;Barbara Jakschik;Eugene M. Johnson

  • Coronary tone modulation: formation and actions of prostaglandins, endoperoxides, and thromboxanes.

    Philip Needleman;Prasad S. Kulkarni;Amiram Raz

  • Regulation of prostaglandin production by nitric oxide; an in vivo analysis

    Daniela Salvemini;Steven. L. Settle;Jaime. L. Masferrer;Karen Seibert

Frequent Co-Authors

Garland R. Marshall
Garland R. Marshall Washington University in St. Louis
Mark G. Currie
Mark G. Currie Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (United States)
Eugene M. Johnson
Eugene M. Johnson Washington University in St. Louis
Aubrey R. Morrison
Aubrey R. Morrison Washington University in St. Louis
Howard Sprecher
Howard Sprecher The Ohio State University
Clifford B. Saper
Clifford B. Saper Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
John Turk
John Turk Washington University in St. Louis
Daniela Salvemini
Daniela Salvemini Saint Louis University
Jeffrey E. Saffitz
Jeffrey E. Saffitz Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
David G. Standaert
David G. Standaert University of Alabama at Birmingham

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