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William W. Schlaepfer is a researcher affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their work spans various aspects of academic research, reflecting a career connected to a prominent institution.

While specific publications, frequent co-authors, and main fields or subfields of study are not detailed, the association with a well-established university suggests engagement with scholarly activities consistent with academic standards.

No recent papers, book publications, or awards have been documented for William W. Schlaepfer in the available data. Likewise, frequent publication venues, research topics, and collaborations are not specified at this time.

Despite the lack of detailed records on their scientific outputs, the profile indicates an ongoing presence in the academic landscape rather than a concluded academic career.

Best Publications

  • Monoclonal antibodies distinguish several differentially phosphorylated states of the two largest rat neurofilament subunits (NF-H and NF-M) and demonstrate their existence in the normal nervous system of adult rats.

    V. M.-Y. Lee;M. J. Carden;W. W. Schlaepfer;J. Q. Trojanowski

  • Two-stage expression of neurofilament polypeptides during rat neurogenesis with early establishment of adult phosphorylation patterns

    M. J. Carden;J. Q. Trojanowski;W. W. Schlaepfer;V. M.-Y. Lee

  • Brain MR: Pathologic Correlation with Gross and Histopathology. 2. Hyperintense White-Matter Foci in the Elderly

    Bruce H. Braffman;Robert A. Zimmerman;John Q. Trojanowski;Nicholas K. Gonatas

  • Brain MR: pathologic correlation with gross and histopathology. 1. Lacunar infarction and Virchow-Robin spaces.

    Bruce H. Braffman;Robert A. Zimmerman;John Q. Trojanowski;Nicholas K. Gonatas

  • The human mid-size neurofilament subunit: a repeated protein sequence and the relationship of its gene to the intermediate filament gene family.

    M. W. Myers;R. A. Lazzarini;V. M.-Y. Lee;W. W. Schlaepfer

  • The structure, biochemical properties, and immunogenicity of neurofilament peripheral regions are determined by phosphorylation state.

    M J Carden;W W Schlaepfer;V M Lee

  • Effects of calcium ion concentration on the degeneration of amputated axons in tissue culture.

    W. W. Schlaepfer;R. P. Bunge

  • Neurofilaments: structure, metabolism and implications in disease.

    William W. Schlaepfer

  • Neurofilament proteins of rat peripheral nerve and spinal cord.

    W W Schlaepfer;L A Freeman

  • Calcium-induced degeneration of axoplasm in isolated segments of rat peripheral nerve

    William Wirth Schlaepfer

  • PyK2 and FAK connections to p190Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor regulate RhoA activity, focal adhesion formation, and cell motility.

    Yangmi Lim;Ssang-Taek Lim;Alok Tomar;Margaret Gardel

  • Characterization of the calcium-induced disruption of neurofilaments in rat peripheral nerve.

    William W. Schlaepfer;Mary B. Hasler

  • Characterization of a brain calcium-activated protease that degrades neurofilament proteins.

    Un Jin P. Zimmerman;William W. Schlaepfer

  • Direct Interaction of Focal Adhesion Kinase with p190RhoGEF

    Jinbin Zhai;Hong Lin;Zhenying Nie;Junhua Wu

  • Monoclonal antibodies to gel-excised glial filament protein and their reactivities with other intermediate filament proteins.

    V. M.-Y. Lee;C. D. Page;H.-L. Wu;W. W. Schlaepfer

  • Structural alterations of peripheral nerve induced by the calcium ionophore A23187.

    William W. Schlaepfer

  • Chemical and structural changes of neurofilaments in transected rat sciatic nerve

    WW Schlaepfer;S Micko

  • Circulating autoantibodies to the 200,000-dalton protein of neurofilaments in the serum of healthy individuals

    Kari Stefansson;Linda S. Marton;Michael E. Dieperink;Gabor K. Molnar

  • Immunofluorescence studies of neurofilaments in the rat and human peripheral and central nervous system

    WW Schlaepfer;RG Lynch

  • An Immunoblot Study of Neurofilament Degradation In Situ and During Calcium‐Activated Proteolysis

    W. W. Schlaepfer;C. Lee;V. M.-Y. Lee;U.-J. P. Zimmerman

Frequent Co-Authors

Virginia M.-Y. Lee
Virginia M.-Y. Lee University of Pennsylvania
John Q. Trojanowski
John Q. Trojanowski University of Pennsylvania
Robert A. Zimmerman
Robert A. Zimmerman Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Robert A. Lazzarini
Robert A. Lazzarini Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Nicholas K. Gonatas
Nicholas K. Gonatas University of Pennsylvania
David D. Schlaepfer
David D. Schlaepfer University of California, San Diego
Mark C. Willingham
Mark C. Willingham Wake Forest University
Susan R. Weiss
Susan R. Weiss University of Pennsylvania
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Peng Jin
Peng Jin Emory University

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