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D-Index
49
Citations
8095
World Ranking
6014
National Ranking
350

Best Publications

  • Exercise-linked FNDC5/irisin rescues synaptic plasticity and memory defects in Alzheimer's models

    Mychael V. Lourenco;Mychael V. Lourenco;Rudimar L. Frozza;Rudimar L. Frozza;Guilherme B. de Freitas;Guilherme B. de Freitas;Hong Zhang

  • An optimized acetylcholine sensor for monitoring in vivo cholinergic activity.

    Miao Jing;Yuexuan Li;Yuexuan Li;Jianzhi Zeng;Jianzhi Zeng;Pengcheng Huang

  • The Hsp70/Hsp90 Chaperone Machinery in Neurodegenerative Diseases.

    Rachel E. Lackie;Andrzej Maciejewski;Valeriy G. Ostapchenko;Jose Marques-Lopes

  • Mice Deficient for the Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporter Are Myasthenic and Have Deficits in Object and Social Recognition

    Vania F. Prado;Cristina Martins-Silva;Braulio M. de Castro;Ricardo F. Lima

  • Optimizing Nervous System-Specific Gene Targeting with Cre Driver Lines : Prevalence of Germline Recombination and Influencing Factors

    Lin Luo;Mateusz C. Ambrozkiewicz;Fritz Benseler;Cui Chen

  • Regulation of acetylcholine synthesis and storage.

    Marco A.M Prado;Ricardo A.M Reis;V.F Prado;Maria Christina de Mello

  • Regulation of cholinergic activity by the vesicular acetylcholine transporter

    Vania F. Prado;Ashbeel Roy;Benjamin Kolisnyk;Robert Gros

  • The Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporter Is Required for Neuromuscular Development and Function

    Braulio M. de Castro;Xavier De Jaeger;Xavier De Jaeger;Xavier De Jaeger;Cristina Martins-Silva;Cristina Martins-Silva;Ricardo D. F. Lima

  • Cholinergic circuits in cognitive flexibility.

    Vania F. Prado;Helena Janickova;Mohammed A. Al-Onaizi;Marco A.M. Prado

  • The Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 2 (TRPM2) Channel Contributes to β-Amyloid Oligomer-Related Neurotoxicity and Memory Impairment

    Valeriy G. Ostapchenko;Megan Chen;Monica S. Guzman;Yu-Feng Xie

  • Endocytic intermediates involved with the intracellular trafficking of a fluorescent cellular prion protein.

    Ana C. Magalhães;Juliana A. Silva;Kil S. Lee;Kil S. Lee;Vilma R. Martins

  • ChAT–ChR2–EYFP Mice Have Enhanced Motor Endurance But Show Deficits in Attention and Several Additional Cognitive Domains

    Benjamin Kolisnyk;Monica S. Guzman;Sandra Raulic;Jue Fan

  • The “ins” and “outs” of the high‐affinity choline transporter CHT1

    Fabiola M. Ribeiro;Stefanie A. G. Black;Stefanie A. G. Black;Vania F. Prado;R. Jane Rylett;R. Jane Rylett

  • Endocytosis of Prion Protein Is Required for ERK1/2 Signaling Induced by Stress-Inducible Protein 1

    Fabiana A. Caetano;Marilene H. Lopes;Glaucia N.M. Hajj;Cleiton F. Machado

  • Cardiomyocyte-secreted acetylcholine is required for maintenance of homeostasis in the heart

    Ashbeel Roy;William C. Fields;Cibele Rocha-Resende;Rodrigo R. Resende

  • PrPc on the road: trafficking of the cellular prion protein

    Marco A. M. Prado;Juliana Alves-Silva;Juliana Alves-Silva;Ana C. Magalhães;Vania F. Prado

  • Elimination of the vesicular acetylcholine transporter in the striatum reveals regulation of behaviour by cholinergic-glutamatergic co-transmission.

    Monica S. Guzman;Xavier De Jaeger;Xavier De Jaeger;Sanda Raulic;Ivana A. Souza;Ivana A. Souza

  • Analgesic effect in rodents of native and recombinant Phα1β toxin, a high-voltage-activated calcium channel blocker isolated from armed spider venom

    Alessandra H. Souza;Juliano Ferreira;Marta do Nascimento Cordeiro;Luciene Bruno Vieira

  • Non-neuronal cholinergic machinery present in cardiomyocytes offsets hypertrophic signals.

    Cibele Rocha-Resende;Ashbeel Roy;Rodrigo Resende;Marina S. Ladeira

  • Dysautonomia Due to Reduced Cholinergic Neurotransmission Causes Cardiac Remodeling and Heart Failure

    Aline Lara;Denis D. Damasceno;Rita Pires;Robert Gros

  • Amyloid-beta oligomers increase the localization of prion protein at the cell surface

    Fabiana A. Caetano;Fabiana A. Caetano;Flavio H. Beraldo;Glaucia N. M. Hajj;Andre L. Guimaraes

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco A. M. Prado
Marco A. M. Prado University of Western Ontario
Vilma R. Martins
Vilma R. Martins National Institute of Standards and Technology
Robert Bartha
Robert Bartha University of Western Ontario
Lisa M. Saksida
Lisa M. Saksida University of Western Ontario
Timothy J. Bussey
Timothy J. Bussey University of Western Ontario
Sérgio D.J. Pena
Sérgio D.J. Pena Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Ivan Izquierdo
Ivan Izquierdo Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Salah El Mestikawy
Salah El Mestikawy Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Yulong Li
Yulong Li Peking University
Sergio T. Ferreira
Sergio T. Ferreira Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

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