A.L. Blatz

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

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A.L. Blatz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, A.L. Blatz has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 10 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in A.L. Blatz's work include Ion channel regulation and function (17 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (10 papers). A.L. Blatz is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (17 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (10 papers). A.L. Blatz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Bulgaria. A.L. Blatz's co-authors include Karl L. Magleby, Owen B. McManus, Cristian Ionescu‐Zanetti, Michelle Khine, C.E. Spivak, David S. Weiss, Lee‐Ping Wang, Luke P. Lee, D.C. German and Xinglong Gu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Immunology and The Journal of Physiology.

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A.L. Blatz

23 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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Single apamin-blocked Ca-activated K+ channels of small conductance in cultured rat skeletal muscle

1986 458 citations A.L. Blatz, Karl L. Magleby Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A.L. Blatz United States	17	1.9k	1.3k	701	226	129	23	2.3k
James L. Rae United States	24	1.8k 0.9×	988 0.7×	477 0.7×	148 0.7×	94 0.7×	53	2.4k
B. Neumcke Germany	28	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	271 0.4×	206 0.9×	167 1.3×	61	2.3k
L. K. Kaczmarek United States	24	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	277 0.4×	103 0.5×	248 1.9×	41	2.5k
William J. Brackenbury United Kingdom	30	2.4k 1.3×	1.1k 0.8×	382 0.5×	352 1.6×	41 0.3×	59	3.2k
Baron Chanda United States	31	2.6k 1.4×	1.6k 1.2×	959 1.4×	136 0.6×	103 0.8×	75	3.1k
Terence F. McDonald Canada	34	3.1k 1.6×	2.0k 1.5×	2.7k 3.9×	141 0.6×	69 0.5×	96	4.1k
H. Meves Germany	30	2.7k 1.4×	2.8k 2.1×	555 0.8×	190 0.8×	476 3.7×	105	4.1k
Fabio Franciolini Italy	28	1.7k 0.9×	999 0.7×	395 0.6×	112 0.5×	94 0.7×	89	2.2k
F M Ashcroft United Kingdom	11	1.1k 0.6×	632 0.5×	254 0.4×	129 0.6×	84 0.7×	38	1.7k
Rémy Sauvé Canada	27	1.7k 0.9×	711 0.5×	644 0.9×	71 0.3×	30 0.2×	94	2.3k

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Smith, Stephen S., Thomas Lila, J. K. Trautman, & A.L. Blatz. (2018). A Fast Optical Ion Channel Assay for Assessing Action Potentials in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Cardiomyocytes. Biophysical Journal. 114(3). 625a–625a. 1 indexed citations

Blatz, A.L., et al.. (2007). A microfluidic platform providing improved throughput for neutrophil rolling and cell adhesion assays (97.9). The Journal of Immunology. 178(1_Supplement). S190–S190. 1 indexed citations

Khine, Michelle, Cristian Ionescu‐Zanetti, A.L. Blatz, Lee‐Ping Wang, & Luke P. Lee. (2007). Single-cell electroporation arrays with real-time monitoring and feedback control. Lab on a Chip. 7(4). 457–457. 92 indexed citations

Ionescu‐Zanetti, Cristian, A.L. Blatz, & Michelle Khine. (2007). Electrophoresis-assisted single-cell electroporation for efficient intracellular delivery. Biomedical Microdevices. 10(1). 113–116. 43 indexed citations

Blatz, A.L., et al.. (1995). Block of neuronal chloride channels by tetraethylammonium ion derivatives.. The Journal of General Physiology. 106(5). 1031–1046. 7 indexed citations

Blatz, A.L., et al.. (1994). Block of neuronal fast chloride channels by internal tetraethylammonium ions.. The Journal of General Physiology. 104(1). 173–190. 7 indexed citations

Gu, Xinglong, A.L. Blatz, & D.C. German. (1992). Subtypes of substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons revealed by apamin: Autoradiographic and electrophysiological studies. Brain Research Bulletin. 28(3). 435–440. 27 indexed citations

Blatz, A.L., et al.. (1992). Voltage-dependent block of fast chloride channels from rat cortical neurons by external tetraethylammonium ion.. The Journal of General Physiology. 100(2). 217–231. 16 indexed citations

Pallotta, B S, A.L. Blatz, & Karl L. Magleby. (1992). [12] Recording from calcium-activated potassium channels. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 207. 194–207. 8 indexed citations

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McManus, Owen B., C.E. Spivak, A.L. Blatz, David S. Weiss, & Karl L. Magleby. (1989). Fractal models, Markov models, and channel kinetics. Biophysical Journal. 55(2). 383–385. 27 indexed citations

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Blatz, A.L. & Karl L. Magleby. (1989). Adjacent interval analysis distinguishes among gating mechanisms for the fast chloride channel from rat skeletal muscle.. The Journal of Physiology. 410(1). 561–585. 43 indexed citations

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McManus, Owen B., David S. Weiss, C.E. Spivak, A.L. Blatz, & Karl L. Magleby. (1988). Fractal models are inadequate for the kinetics of four different ion channels. Biophysical Journal. 54(5). 859–870. 70 indexed citations

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McManus, Owen B., A.L. Blatz, & Karl L. Magleby. (1987). Sampling, log binning, fitting, and plotting durations of open and shut intervals from single channels and the effects of noise. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 410(4-5). 530–553. 184 indexed citations

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Blatz, A.L. & Karl L. Magleby. (1987). Calcium-activated potassium channels. Trends in Neurosciences. 10(11). 463–467. 291 indexed citations

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Blatz, A.L. & Karl L. Magleby. (1986). Correcting single channel data for missed events. Biophysical Journal. 49(5). 967–980. 190 indexed citations

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Blatz, A.L. & Karl L. Magleby. (1986). Single apamin-blocked Ca-activated K+ channels of small conductance in cultured rat skeletal muscle. Nature. 323(6090). 718–720. 458 indexed citations breakdown →

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McManus, Owen B., A.L. Blatz, & Karl L. Magleby. (1985). Inverse relationship of the durations of adjacent open and shut intervals for Cl and K channels. Nature. 317(6038). 625–627. 82 indexed citations

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Blatz, A.L. & Karl L. Magleby. (1984). Ion conductance and selectivity of single calcium-activated potassium channels in cultured rat muscle.. The Journal of General Physiology. 84(1). 1–23. 225 indexed citations

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Blatz, A.L.. (1984). Asymmetric proton block of inward rectifier K channels in skeletal muscle. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 401(4). 402–407. 30 indexed citations

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Blatz, A.L. & Karl L. Magleby. (1983). Single voltage-dependent chloride-selective channels of large conductance in cultured rat muscle. Biophysical Journal. 43(2). 237–241. 197 indexed citations

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