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Richard R. Ribchester

Richard R. Ribchester

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Neuroscience

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43
Citations
6312
World Ranking
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National Ranking
571

Overview

Richard R. Ribchester is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience, with contributing publications across these interconnected fields.

The scientist's work spans several specialized subfields, including molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, neurology, pharmacology, and plant science. This diverse range reflects an interdisciplinary approach to understanding biological and neurological processes at molecular and cellular levels.

Richard R. Ribchester's research topics include:

  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Neuroscience and neural engineering
  • Cholinesterase and neurodegenerative diseases
  • Pesticide exposure and toxicity
  • Muscle physiology and disorders
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research

Several recent scientific papers illustrate the scope and focus of their research contributions:

  • "Donepezil inhibits neuromuscular junctional acetylcholinesterase and enhances synaptic transmission and function in isolated skeletal muscle," 2022, British Journal of Pharmacology
  • "Impaired neuromuscular function by conjoint actions of organophosphorus insecticide metabolites omethoate and cyclohexanol with implications for treatment of respiratory failure," 2021, Clinical Toxicology
  • "Synaptic withdrawal following nerve injury is influenced by postnatal maturity, muscle-specific properties, and the presence of underlying pathology in mice," 2020, Journal of Anatomy
  • "Organotypic Culture Assay for Neuromuscular Synaptic Degeneration and Function," 2020, Methods in Molecular Biology
  • "'Calcium bombs' as harbingers of synaptic pathology and their mitigation by magnesium at murine neuromuscular junctions," 2022, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience

Their work has appeared in several publication venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine
  • British Journal of Pharmacology
  • Clinical Toxicology
  • Journal of Anatomy
  • Methods in Molecular Biology

Research collaborations are a consistent feature of their scientific output, including frequent co-authors such as:

  • Kosala N. Dissanayake
  • Michael Eddleston
  • Thomas H. Gillingwater
  • Robert R. Redman
  • Harry Mackenzie

Best Publications

  • Wallerian degeneration of injured axons and synapses is delayed by a Ube4b/Nmnat chimeric gene.

    T G Mack;M Reiner;B Beirowski;W Mi

  • The progressive nature of Wallerian degeneration in wild-type and slow Wallerian degeneration (WldS) nerves

    Bogdan Beirowski;Robert Adalbert;Robert Adalbert;Diana Wagner;Daniela S Grumme

  • TDP-43 gains function due to perturbed autoregulation in a Tardbp knock-in mouse model of ALS-FTD.

    Matthew A. White;Matthew A. White;Eosu Kim;Eosu Kim;Amanda Duffy;Robert Adalbert

  • Restricted growth of Schwann cells lacking Cajal bands slows conduction in myelinated nerves

    Felipe A. Court;Diane L. Sherman;Thomas Pratt;Emer M. Garry

  • Progressive abnormalities in skeletal muscle and neuromuscular junctions of transgenic mice expressing the Huntington's disease mutation

    Richard R. Ribchester;Derek Thomson;Nigel I. Wood;Tim Hinks

  • The effects of partial denervation at birth on the development of muscle fibres and motor units in rat lumbrical muscle.

    W J Betz;J H Caldwell;R R Ribchester

  • The size of motor units during post-natal development of rat lumbrical muscle.

    W J Betz;J H Caldwell;R R Ribchester

  • NMJ-morph reveals principal components of synaptic morphology influencing structure–function relationships at the neuromuscular junction

    Ross A. Jones;Caitlan D. Reich;Kosala N. Dissanayake;Fanney Kristmundsdottir

  • The relationship between end-plate size and transmitter release in normal and dystrophic muscles of the mouse.

    J B Harris;R R Ribchester

  • Sarm1 Deletion, but Not WldS, Confers Lifelong Rescue in a Mouse Model of Severe Axonopathy.

    Jonathan Nicholas Gilley;Jonathan Nicholas Gilley;RR Ribchester;Michael Philip Coleman;Michael Philip Coleman

  • Targeting NMNAT1 to Axons and Synapses Transforms Its Neuroprotective Potency In Vivo

    Elisabetta Babetto;Bogdan Beirowski;Lucie Janeckova;Rosalind Brown

  • The slow Wallerian degeneration gene, WldS, inhibits axonal spheroid pathology in gracile axonal dystrophy mice

    Weiqian Mi;Bogdan Beirowski;Thomas H. Gillingwater;Robert Adalbert

  • Compartmental neurodegeneration and synaptic plasticity in the Wlds mutant mouse

    Thomas H. Gillingwater;Richard R. Ribchester

  • WldS protein requires Nmnat activity and a short N-terminal sequence to protect axons in mice

    Laura Conforti;Anna Wilbrey;Giacomo Morreale;Lucie Janeckova

  • Quantitative and qualitative analysis of Wallerian degeneration using restricted axonal labelling in YFP-H mice.

    Bogdan Beirowski;Livia Berek;Robert Adalbert;Diana Wagner

  • Non-nuclear Wld(S) determines its neuroprotective efficacy for axons and synapses in vivo.

    Bogdan Beirowski;Elisabetta Babetto;Jon Gilley;Francesca Mazzola

  • Sprouting of active nerve terminals in partially inactive muscles of the rat.

    W J Betz;J H Caldwell;R R Ribchester

  • Age-dependent synapse withdrawal at axotomised neuromuscular junctions in Wld(s) mutant and Ube4b/Nmnat transgenic mice.

    Thomas H. Gillingwater;Derek Thomson;Till G. A. Mack;Ellen M. Soffin

  • A rat model of slow Wallerian degeneration (WldS) with improved preservation of neuromuscular synapses.

    Robert Adalbert;Thomas H. Gillingwater;Jane E. Haley;Katherine Bridge

  • Neuroprotection after Transient Global Cerebral Ischemia in Wlds Mutant Mice

    Thomas H Gillingwater;Jane E Haley;Richard R Ribchester;Karen Horsburgh

  • Motor unit size and synaptic competition in rat lumbrical muscles reinnervated by active and inactive motor axons.

    R R Ribchester;T Taxt

  • PERSISTENT POLYNEURONAL INNERVATION IN PARTIALLY DENERVATED RAT MUSCLE AFTER REINNERVATION AND RECOVERY FROM PROLONGED NERVE CONDUCTION BLOCK

    Jacqueline A. Barry;Richard R. Ribchester

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael P. Coleman
Michael P. Coleman University of Cambridge
Felipe A. Court
Felipe A. Court Buck Institute for Research on Aging
William J. Betz
William J. Betz University of Colorado Denver
Lisa M. Saksida
Lisa M. Saksida University of Western Ontario
Timothy J. Bussey
Timothy J. Bussey University of Western Ontario
Peter J. Brophy
Peter J. Brophy University of Edinburgh
David J. A. Wyllie
David J. A. Wyllie University of Edinburgh
Justin R. Fallon
Justin R. Fallon Brown University
Simon Andrews
Simon Andrews Babraham Institute
Fowzan S. Alkuraya
Fowzan S. Alkuraya Alfaisal University

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