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101
Citations
41867
World Ranking
1423
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812

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1965 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

W. J. Lederer is affiliated with the University of Maryland, Baltimore in the United States. Their recent scholarly activities include publication in regional historical journals, indicating a focus on specialized historical topics.

Among their recent papers is "Rezension von: Lederer, Wilhelm (Hrsg.), Schelklingen," published in 2025 in the journal Schwäbische Heimat. This article was authored by Uwe Ziegler and reflects ongoing engagement with historical scholarship in a regional context.

  • Uwe Ziegler

  • Schwäbische Heimat

Lederer has been recognized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) with the title of Fellow twice, once in 1965 and again in 2020. This distinction signifies a sustained contribution to their field over an extended period.

Best Publications

  • Calcium sparks: elementary events underlying excitation-contraction coupling in heart muscle

    H Cheng;W J Lederer;Mark B Cannell

  • Sodium/Calcium Exchange: Its Physiological Implications

    Mordecai P. Blaustein;W. Jonathan Lederer

  • Relaxation of arterial smooth muscle by calcium sparks

    M. T. Nelson;H. Cheng;M. Rubart;Luis Fernando Santana

  • Ankyrin-B mutation causes type 4 long-QT cardiac arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death

    Peter J. Mohler;Jean-Jacques Schott;Anthony O. Gramolini;Keith W. Dilly

  • Cloning and expression of an inwardly rectifying ATP-regulated potassium channel

    K Ho;C G Nichols;W J Lederer;J Lytton

  • Defective excitation-contraction coupling in experimental cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure.

    A. M. Gómez;H. H. Valdivia;H. Cheng;Miriam R. Lederer

  • FKBP12.6 Deficiency and Defective Calcium Release Channel (Ryanodine Receptor) Function Linked to Exercise-Induced Sudden Cardiac Death

    Xander H T Wehrens;Stephan E. Lehnart;Fannie Huang;John A. Vest

  • Calcium sparks in smooth muscle

    Jonathan H. Jaggar;Valerie A. Porter;W. Jonathan Lederer;Mark T. Nelson

  • Role of calcium ions in transient inward currents and aftercontractions induced by strophanthidin in cardiac Purkinje fibres.

    R S Kass;W J Lederer;R W Tsien;R Weingart

  • The control of calcium release in heart muscle

    Mark B Cannell;Hongwei Cheng;W J Lederer

  • Adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channels in the cardiovascular system.

    C. G. Nichols;W. J. Lederer

  • Calmodulin kinase II inhibition protects against structural heart disease

    Rong Zhang;Michelle S.C. Khoo;Yuejin Wu;Yingbo Yang

  • Calcium sparks and [Ca2+]i waves in cardiac myocytes

    H. Cheng;M. R. Lederer;W. J. Lederer;M. B. Cannell

  • X-ROS signaling: rapid mechano-chemo transduction in heart.

    Benjamin L. Prosser;Christopher W. Ward;W. J. Lederer

  • Orphaned ryanodine receptors in the failing heart

    Long-Sheng Song;Eric A. Sobie;Stacey McCulle;W. J. Lederer

  • Rapid adaptation of cardiac ryanodine receptors: modulation by Mg2+ and phosphorylation

    H. H. Valdivia;J. H. Kaplan;G. C. R. Ellis-Davies;W. J. Lederer

  • Transient inward current underlying arrhythmogenic effects of cardiotonic steroids in Purkinje fibres.

    W J Lederer;R W Tsien

  • Effect of membrane potential changes on the calcium transient in single rat cardiac muscle cells

    Mark B. Cannell;Joshua R. Berlin;William J. Lederer

  • Spatial non-uniformities in [Ca2+]i during excitation-contraction coupling in cardiac myocytes

    M.B. Cannell;H. Cheng;W.J. Lederer

  • Cellular and subcellular heterogeneity of [Ca2+]i in single heart cells revealed by fura-2

    W. G. Wier;M. B. Cannell;J. R Berlin;E. Marban

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark B. Cannell
Mark B. Cannell University of Bristol
David A. Eisner
David A. Eisner University of Manchester
Heping Cheng
Heping Cheng Peking University
Richard D. Vaughan-Jones
Richard D. Vaughan-Jones University of Oxford
Colin G. Nichols
Colin G. Nichols Washington University in St. Louis
Paulo Kofuji
Paulo Kofuji University of Minnesota
Luis F. Santana
Luis F. Santana University of California, Davis
Mark Nelson
Mark Nelson University of Vermont
Robert S. Kass
Robert S. Kass Columbia University
Stefan W. Hell
Stefan W. Hell Max Planck Society

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