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William E. Armstrong is affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in the United States. Their work spans multiple disciplines primarily within neuroscience, molecular biology, and related fields. The scientist's research covers subfields such as cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, and cognitive neuroscience.

The focus of William E. Armstrong's research includes several main topics: neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, ion channel regulation and function, and neural dynamics and brain function. These areas represent the core themes underpinning their investigations.

The scientist has published papers in notable academic venues. A key publication is titled "Kv2.1 Potassium Channels Regulate Repetitive Burst Firing in Extratelencephalic Neocortical Pyramidal Neurons", appearing in 2021 in the journal Cerebral Cortex.

William E. Armstrong has collaborated with several colleagues, which reflect a diverse network in their research community. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Greg S Newkirk
  • Dongxu Guan
  • Nikolai Dembrow
  • Robert C. Foehring
  • William J. Spain

The scientist's publications have appeared at least once in the venue Cerebral Cortex, indicating a focus on neuroscience-oriented journals. Their work has contributed citations within the academic community, demonstrating engagement with current scientific discourse.

Best Publications

  • A versatile means of intracellular labeling: injection of biocytin and its detection with avidin conjugates

    K. Horikawa;W.E. Armstrong

  • Subnuclei in the rat hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus: a cytoarchitectural, horseradish peroxidase and immunocytochemical analysis.

    W. E. Armstrong;W. E. Armstrong;Steve Warach;G. I. Hatton;T. H. Mcneill

  • Morphological and electrophysiological classification of hypothalamic supraoptic neurons

    William E. Armstrong

  • A biotin-containing compound N-(2-aminoethyl)biotinamide for intracellular labeling and neuronal tracing studies: comparison with biocytin.

    H. Kita;W. Armstrong

  • Neurochemical Regulation of Oxytocin Secretion in Lactation

    William R. Crowley;William E. Armstrong

  • Extra-hypothalamic afferent inputs to the supraoptic nucleus area of the rat as determined by retrograde and anterograde tracing techniques.

    E. Tribollet;W.E. Armstrong;M. Dubois-Dauphin;J.J. Dreifuss

  • Morphology and Physiology of Cortical Neurons in Layer I

    Shaul Hestrin;William E. Armstrong

  • Reorganization of the dendritic trees of oxytocin and vasopressin neurons of the rat supraoptic nucleus during lactation.

    Javier E. Stern;William E. Armstrong

  • Electrophysiological characteristics of immunochemically identified rat oxytocin and vasopressin neurones in vitro.

    W. E. Armstrong;B. N. Smith;Min Tian

  • Stimulatory action of oxytocin on neurones of the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve

    S. Charpak;W. E. Armstrong;Michel Muhlethaler;Jean-Jacques Dreifuss

  • Changes in the Electrical Properties of Supraoptic Nucleus Oxytocin and Vasopressin Neurons during Lactation

    Javier E. Stern;William E. Armstrong

  • Electrophysiological differences between oxytocin and vasopressin neurones recorded from female rats in vitro.

    J E Stern;W E Armstrong

  • Immunocytochemical, Golgi and electron microscopic characterization of putative dendrites in the ventral glial lamina of the rat supraoptic nucleus

    W E Armstrong;J Schöler;T H McNeill

  • Organization of the Facial Nucleus in the Rat

    C.R.R. Watson;S. Sakai;W. Armstrong

  • Spontaneous and osmotically-stimulated activity in slices of rat hypothalamus.

    Glenn I. Hatton;William E. Armstrong;William A. Gregory

  • Hypothalamic Supraoptic and Paraventricular Nuclei

    William E. Armstrong

  • Noradrenergic stimulation of supraoptic neuronal activity and vasopressin release in vitro: mediation by an α1-receptor

    William E. Armstrong;Mark J. Gallagher;Celia D. Sladek

  • Kv2 subunits underlie slowly inactivating potassium current in rat neocortical pyramidal neurons

    Dongxu Guan;T. Tkatch;D. J. Surmeier;William Armstrong

  • Evidence for excitatory actions of histamine on supraoptic neurons in vitro: Mediation by an H1-type receptor

    W.E. Armstrong;C.D. Sladek

  • Pharmacological dissection of high-voltage-activated Ca2+ current types in acutely dissociated rat supraoptic magnocellular neurons.

    Robert Foehring;William Armstrong

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert C. Foehring
Robert C. Foehring University of Tennessee Health Science Center
William R. Crowley
William R. Crowley University of Utah
Glenn I. Hatton
Glenn I. Hatton Michigan State University
Bret N. Smith
Bret N. Smith University of Kentucky
Jean-Jacques Dreifuss
Jean-Jacques Dreifuss University of Geneva
Michel Dubois-Dauphin
Michel Dubois-Dauphin University of Geneva
Shaul Hestrin
Shaul Hestrin Stanford University
Eliane Tribollet
Eliane Tribollet University of Geneva
Thomas C. Rainbow
Thomas C. Rainbow University of Pennsylvania
Paola S. Timiras
Paola S. Timiras University of California, Berkeley

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