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D-Index
96
Citations
29938
World Ranking
877
National Ranking
101

Best Publications

  • Induction of c-fos-like protein in spinal cord neurons following sensory stimulation.

    Stephen P. Hunt;Adrian Pini;Gerard Evan

  • Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Induces Long-Term Potentiation in Intact Adult Hippocampus: Requirement for ERK Activation Coupled to CREB and Upregulation of Arc Synthesis

    Shui-Wang Ying;Marie Futter;Kobi Rosenblum;Mark J. Webber

  • Altered nociception, analgesia and aggression in mice lacking the receptor for substance P.

    Carmen De Felipe;Juan F. Herrero;John A. O'Brien;James A. Palmer

  • The molecular dynamics of pain control.

    Stephen P. Hunt;Patrick W. Mantyh

  • Differential expression of immediate early genes in the hippocampus and spinal cord

    W. Wisden;M.L. Errington;S. Williams;S.B. Dunnett

  • Light pulses that shift rhythms induce gene expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus

    Benjamin Rusak;Harold A. Robertson;William Wisden;Stephen P. Hunt

  • Molecular mechanisms of cancer pain

    Patrick W. Mantyh;Denis R. Clohisy;Martin Koltzenburg;Steve P. Hunt

  • Biochemical and anatomical observations on the degeneration of peptide-containing primary afferent neurons after neonatal capsaicin.

    J.I. Nagy;S.P. Hunt;L.L. Iversen;P.C. Emson

  • Superficial NK1-expressing neurons control spinal excitability through activation of descending pathways.

    Rie Suzuki;Sara Morcuende;Mark Webber;Stephen P. Hunt

  • Nerve growth factor mRNA in peripheral and central rat tissues and in the human central nervous system: Lesion effects in the rat brain and levels in Alzheimer's disease

    M. Goedert;A. Fine;S.P. Hunt;A. Ullrich

  • Dose-dependent effects of capsaicin on primary sensory neurons in the neonatal rat

    JI Nagy;LL Iversen;M Goedert;D Chapman

  • Time Series Prediction and Neural Networks

    R. J. Frank;N. Davey;S. P. Hunt

  • Immunocytochemical localization of glutamic acid decarboxylase in monkey striate cortex.

    Anita E. Hendrickson;S. P. Hunt;J.-Y. Wu

  • An immunohistochemical study of neuronal populations containing neuropeptides or γ-aminobutyrate within the superficial layers of the rat dorsal horn

    S. P. Hunt;J. S. Kelly;J. S. Kelly;P. C. Emson;J. R. Kimmel

  • Neural elements containing glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) in the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus of the rat; immunohistochemical studies by light and electron microscopy

    P T Ohara;A R Lieberman;S P Hunt;J Y Wu

  • Fluoride-resistant acid phosphatase-containing neurones in dorsal root ganglia are separate from those containing substance P or somatostatin

    J.I. Nagy;S.P. Hunt

  • The effects of monoamine neurotoxins on peptides in the rat spinal cord

    R.F.T. Gilbert;P.C. Emson;S.P. Hunt;G.W. Bennett

  • Substance P receptors: localization by light microscopic autoradiography in rat brain using [3H]SP as the radioligand

    Patrick W. Mantyh;Stephen P. Hunt;John E. Maggio

  • Rewarding effects of opiates are absent in mice lacking the receptor for substance P.

    P Murtra;A M Sheasby;S P Hunt;C De Felipe

  • Projections of the nucleus of the basal optic root in the pigeon: an autoradiographic and horseradish peroxidase study.

    Nicholas Brecha;H. J. Karten;S. P. Hunt

  • Descending facilitatory control of mechanically evoked responses is enhanced in deep dorsal horn neurones following peripheral nerve injury.

    Rie Suzuki;Wahida Rahman;Stephen P Hunt;Anthony H Dickenson

  • Deficits in visceral pain and hyperalgesia of mice with a disruption of the tachykinin NK1 receptor gene.

    J.M.A. Laird;T. Olivar;C. Roza;C. De Felipe

  • Neurokinin 1 receptor antagonism as a possible therapy for alcoholism.

    David T. George;Jodi Gilman;Jacqueline Hersh;Annika Thorsell

  • Spinal-supraspinal serotonergic circuits regulating neuropathic pain and its treatment with gabapentin.

    Rie Suzuki;Wahida Rahman;Lars J Rygh;Mark Webber

  • Pharmacological blockade or genetic deletion of substance P (NK1) receptors attenuates neonatal vocalisation in guinea-pigs and mice

    N.M.J Rupniak;E.C Carlson;T Harrison;B Oates

  • Distinct GABAA receptor α subunit mRNAs show differential patterns of expression in bovine brain

    William Wisden;Brian J. Morris;Mark G. Darlison;Stephen P. Hunt

  • Role of NK-1 neurotransmission in opioid-induced hyperalgesia.

    Tamara King;Luis R. Gardell;Ruizhong Wang;Anna Vardanyan

  • A rapamycin-sensitive signaling pathway is essential for the full expression of persistent pain states

    S. M. Geranton;L. Jimenez-Diaz;C. Torsney;K. K. Tochiki

  • Vanilloid Receptor TRPV1, Sensory C-Fibers, and Vascular Autoregulation. A Novel Mechanism Involved in Myogenic Constriction

    Ramona S. Scotland;Sharmila Chauhan;Clare Davis;Carmen De Felipe

  • Local Translation in Primary Afferent Fibers Regulates Nociception

    Lydia Jiménez-Díaz;Lydia Jiménez-Díaz;Sandrine M. Géranton;Gayle M. Passmore;J. Lianne Leith

  • Depletion of endogenous spinal 5-HT attenuates the behavioural hypersensitivity to mechanical and cooling stimuli induced by spinal nerve ligation

    Wahida Rahman;Rie Suzuki;Mark Webber;Stephen P. Hunt

  • 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)1A autoreceptor adaptive changes in substance P (neurokinin 1) receptor knock-out mice mimic antidepressant-induced desensitization.

    Nicolas Froger;Alain M. Gardier;Rosario Moratalla;Israel Alberti

  • Thalamo-hyperstriate interrelations in the pigeon

    S.P. Hunt;K.E. Webster

  • Comparison Between the Timing of JNK activation, c‐Jun Phosphorylation, and Onset of Death Commitment in Sympathetic Neurones

    Kanwar Virdee;Andrew J. Bannister;Stephen P. Hunt;Aviva M. Tolkovsky

  • Multiplex proteomic analysis by two-dimensional differential in-gel electrophoresis.

    Michael R. Knowles;Sandra Cervino;Heather A. Skynner;Stephen P. Hunt

  • Regulation of pain sensitivity in experimental osteoarthritis by the endogenous peripheral opioid system.

    Julia J. Inglis;Kay E. McNamee;Shi-Lu Chia;David Essex

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark G. Darlison
Mark G. Darlison Edinburgh Napier University
William Wisden
William Wisden Imperial College London
Patrick W. Mantyh
Patrick W. Mantyh University of Arizona
Tim V. P. Bliss
Tim V. P. Bliss The Francis Crick Institute
Andrew McQuillin
Andrew McQuillin University College London
Sabrina Davis
Sabrina Davis Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Alain M. Gardier
Alain M. Gardier University of Paris-Saclay
Bridget M. Lumb
Bridget M. Lumb University of Bristol
Serge Laroche
Serge Laroche University of Paris-Saclay
Katherine L. Tucker
Katherine L. Tucker University of Massachusetts Lowell

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