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D-Index
94
Citations
34213
World Ranking
1999
National Ranking
1088

Overview

Robert J. Wenthold was affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their career involved contributions to scientific research through affiliations with this prominent institution.

Throughout their career, they did not have frequent co-authors or publication venues recorded in readily available data. Similarly, there are no listed recent papers, book publications, or awards associated with their name in the accessible records.

Details about main fields of study, subfields, or specific topics they focused on are not documented in the provided data. The absence of such detailed bibliometric information suggests limited publicly indexed data on their specific research output or thematic emphasis.

The scientist's work timeline noted that they are deceased. This situates their academic contributions as part of historical research activities connected to the National Institutes of Health.

Best Publications

  • Rapid Spine Delivery and Redistribution of AMPA Receptors After Synaptic NMDA Receptor Activation

    Song-Hai Shi;Yasunori Hayashi;Ronald S. Petralia;Shahid H. Zaman

  • Light and electron immunocytochemical localization of AMPA-selective glutamate receptors in the rat brain.

    Ronald S. Petralia;Robert J. Wenthold

  • Stargazin regulates synaptic targeting of AMPA receptors by two distinct mechanisms

    Lu Chen;Dane M. Chetkovich;Ronald S. Petralia;Neal T. Sweeney

  • Light and electron microscope distribution of the NMDA receptor subunit NMDAR1 in the rat nervous system using a selective anti-peptide antibody

    RS Petralia;N Yokotani;RJ Wenthold

  • Evidence for multiple AMPA receptor complexes in hippocampal CA1/CA2 neurons.

    RJ Wenthold;RS Petralia;AS Niedzielski

  • Phosphorylation of the AMPA Receptor GluR1 Subunit Is Required for Synaptic Plasticity and Retention of Spatial Memory

    Hey Kyoung Lee;Kogo Takamiya;Jung Soo Han;Hengye Man

  • The metabotropic glutamate receptors, mGluR2 and mGluR3, show unique postsynaptic, presynaptic and glial localizations.

    R.S. Petralia;Y.-X. Wang;A.S. Niedzielski;R.J. Wenthold

  • Homer regulates the association of group 1 metabotropic glutamate receptors with multivalent complexes of homer-related, synaptic proteins.

    Bo Xiao;Jian Cheng Tu;Ronald S Petralia;Joseph P Yuan

  • A developmental change in NMDA receptor-associated proteins at hippocampal synapses.

    Nathalie Sans;Ronald S. Petralia;Ya Xian Wang;Jaroslav Blahos

  • Immunochemical characterization of the non-NMDA glutamate receptor using subunit-specific antibodies. Evidence for a hetero-oligomeric structure in rat brain.

    R J Wenthold;N Yokotani;K Doi;K Wada

  • The NMDA receptor subunits NR2A and NR2B show histological and ultrastructural localization patterns similar to those of NR1

    RS Petralia;YX Wang;RJ Wenthold

  • Molecular determinants of NMDA receptor internalization.

    Katherine W. Roche;Steve Standley;Jennifer McCallum;C. Dune Ly

  • Functional studies and distribution define a family of transmembrane AMPA receptor regulatory proteins

    Susumu Tomita;Lu Chen;Yoshimi Kawasaki;Ronald S. Petralia

  • Selective acquisition of AMPA receptors over postnatal development suggests a molecular basis for silent synapses

    R. S. Petralia;J. A. Esteban;Y.–X. Wang;J. G. Partridge

  • Trafficking of NMDA receptors.

    Robert J Wenthold;Kate Prybylowski;Steve Standley;Nathalie Sans

  • The Synaptic Localization of NR2B-Containing NMDA Receptors Is Controlled by Interactions with PDZ Proteins and AP-2

    Kate Prybylowski;Kai Chang;Nathalie Sans;Lilly Kan

  • Histological and ultrastructural localization of the kainate receptor subunits, KA2 and GluR6/7, in the rat nervous system using selective antipeptide antibodies

    Ronald S. Petralia;Ya-Xian Wang;Robert J. Wenthold

  • Glycine immunoreactivity localized in the cochlear nucleus and superior olivary complex

    R.J. Wenthold;D. Huie;R.A. Altschuler;K.A. Reeks

  • PDZ Domain Suppression of an ER Retention Signal in NMDA Receptor NR1 Splice Variants

    Steve Standley;Katherine W. Roche;Jennifer McCallum;Nathalie Sans

  • NMDA receptor trafficking through an interaction between PDZ proteins and the exocyst complex

    Nathalie Sans;Kate Prybylowski;Ronald S. Petralia;Kai Chang

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald S. Petralia
Ronald S. Petralia National Institutes of Health
Richard A. Altschuler
Richard A. Altschuler University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Katherine W. Roche
Katherine W. Roche National Institutes of Health
Stefano Vicini
Stefano Vicini Georgetown University Medical Center
Bechara Kachar
Bechara Kachar National Institutes of Health
Mireille Montcouquiol
Mireille Montcouquiol Inserm : Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale
Joachim R. Wolff
Joachim R. Wolff University of Göttingen
David S. Bredt
David S. Bredt Johnson & Johnson (United States)
Jörgen Fex
Jörgen Fex National Institutes of Health
Paul F. Worley
Paul F. Worley Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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