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D-Index
53
Citations
7915
World Ranking
5176
National Ranking
249

Best Publications

  • The other face of depression, reduced positive affect : the role of catecholamines in causation and cure

    David Nutt;Koen Demyttenaere;Zoltan Janka;Trond Aarre

  • Amyloid beta deregulates astroglial mGluR5-mediated calcium signaling via calcineurin and Nf-kB.

    Dmitry Lim;Anand Iyer;Virginia Ronco;Ambra A. Grolla

  • Characterization of ionotropic glutamate receptors in human lymphocytes.

    Grazia Lombardi;Chiara Dianzani;Gianluca Miglio;Pier Luigi Canonico

  • Impaired Adult Neurogenesis Associated with Short-Term Memory Defects in NF-κB p50-Deficient Mice

    Suzanne Denis-Donini;Anna Dellarole;Paola Crociara;Maria Teresa Francese

  • Comparative effects of estradiol benzoate, the antiestrogen clomiphene citrate, and the progestin medroxyprogesterone acetate on kainic acid-induced seizures in male and female rats.

    Ferdinando Nicoletti;Carmela Speciale;Maria Angela Sortino;Gisella Summa

  • Different Expression of TNF- α Receptors and Prostaglandin E2Production in Normal and Fibrotic Lung Fibroblasts

    Carlo Vancheri;Maria Angela Sortino;Valerio Tomaselli;Claudio Mastruzzo

  • The Inhibition of Phosphatidylinositol Turnover: A Possible Postreceptor Mechanism for the Prolactin Secretion-Inhibiting Effect of Dopamine*

    Pier Luigi Canonico;Carlos A. Valdenegro;Robert M. Macleod;Suzanne B. O'dell

  • Nootropic drugs positively modulate α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid-sensitive glutamate receptors in neuronal cultures

    A. Copani;A. A. Genazzani;G. Aleppo;G. Casabona

  • Systemic and intraventricular prolactin induces excessive grooming

    Filippo Drago;Pier Luigi Canonico;Rocco Bitetti;Umberto Scapagnini

  • l-Acetylcarnitine: A Mechanistically Distinctive and Potentially Rapid-Acting Antidepressant Drug.

    Santina Chiechio;Pier Luigi Canonico;Mariagrazia Grilli

  • Aβ leads to Ca2+ signaling alterations and transcriptional changes in glial cells

    Ambra A. Grolla;Gohar Fakhfouri;Giulia Balzaretti;Elena Marcello

  • Ubiquinone protects cultured neurons against spontaneous and excitotoxin-induced degeneration.

    Antonella Favit;Ferdinando Nicoletti;Umberto Scapagnini;Pier Luigi Canonico

  • Behavioral effects of phosphatidylserine in aged rats

    F. Drago;P.L. Canonico;U. Scapagnini

  • Tumor promoters enhance basal and growth hormone releasing factor stimulated cyclic AMP levels in anterior pituitary cells.

    Michael John Cronin;Pier Luigi Canonico

  • Interaction between ß-N-methylamino-l-alanine and excitatory amino acid receptors in brain slices and neuronal cultures

    A. Copani;P.L. Canonico;M.V. Catania;E. Aronica

  • Differential deregulation of astrocytic calcium signalling by amyloid-β, TNFα, IL-1β and LPS.

    Virginia Ronco;Ambra A. Grolla;Toma N. Glasnov;Pier Luigi Canonico

  • Prolactin induces grooming in the rat: Possible involvement of nigrostriatal dopaminergic system

    Filippo Drago;Béla Bohus;Béla Bohus;Pier Luigi Canonico;Umberto Scapagnini

  • NF-κB mediated regulation of adult hippocampal neurogenesis: relevance to mood disorders and antidepressant activity.

    Valeria Bortolotto;Bruna Cuccurazzu;Pier Luigi Canonico;Mariagrazia Grilli

  • Upregulation of mGlu2 receptors via NF-κB p65 acetylation is involved in the Proneurogenic and antidepressant effects of acetyl-L-carnitine.

    Bruna Cuccurazzu;Valeria Bortolotto;Maria Maddalena Valente;Federica Ubezio

  • Selective blockade of mGlu5 metabotropic glutamate receptors protects rat hepatocytes against hypoxic damage.

    Marianna Storto;Ugo de Grazia;Thomas Knöpfel;Pier Luigi Canonico

  • Angiotensin peptides stimulate phosphoinositide breakdown and prolactin release in anterior pituitary cells in culture.

    Pier Luigi Canonico;Robert M. Macleod

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Angela Sortino
Maria Angela Sortino University of Catania
Agata Copani
Agata Copani University of Catania
Thomas Knöpfel
Thomas Knöpfel Hong Kong Baptist University
Diego Centonze
Diego Centonze University of Rome Tor Vergata
Giancarlo Comi
Giancarlo Comi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

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