Alastair Morrison

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Alastair Morrison is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alastair Morrison has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Cell Biology and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Alastair Morrison's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (12 papers), Congenital heart defects research (5 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (4 papers). Alastair Morrison is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (12 papers), Congenital heart defects research (5 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (4 papers). Alastair Morrison collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Alastair Morrison's co-authors include Robb Krumlauf, John C. Clapham, Alex P. Gould, Susana Cadenas, Martin D. Brand, Julie St‐Pierre, Susan J. Pickering, Mika B. Jekabsons, Karim S. Echtay and Damien Roussel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Alastair Morrison

37 papers receiving 4.4k citations

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Superoxide activates mitochondrial uncoupling proteins

2002 1.1k citations Karim S. Echtay, Damien Roussel et al. Nature profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Dysregulation of Specialized Delay/Interference-Dependent Working Memory Following Loss of Dysbindin-1A in Schizophrenia-Related Phenotypes 2016 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·Emilie Petit, Zuzanna Michalak, (unknown), Colm O’Tuathaigh, Niamh Clarke, Orna Tighe, Konrad Talbot, Derek J. Blake, (unknown), (unknown), Steven A. Sheardown, Alastair Morrison, Stephen Wilson, (unknown), David C. Henshall, James N.C. Kew, Brian P. Kirby, John L. Waddington	13
2	The purinergic P2Y14 receptor axis is a molecular determinant for organism survival under in utero radiation toxicity 2013 ·Cell Death and Disease ·(unknown), Joonseok Cho, Alastair Morrison, Erik C. Wiener, (unknown), David T. Scadden, Lee Bc	6
3	Come Far Poteresti un Sofismo? : Guido Cavalcanti and the Poundian Argument 2012 ·Paideuma ·Alastair Morrison	1
4	Sirt1 overexpression in neurons promotes neurite outgrowth and cell survival through inhibition of the mTOR signaling 2011 ·Journal of Neuroscience Research ·Wenjing Guo, Lei Qian, Jing Zhang, Wei Zhang, Alastair Morrison, Philip D. Hayes, Steve Wilson, Tongsheng Chen, Jie Zhao	139
5	UDP-glucose modulates gastric function through P2Y₁₄ receptor-dependent and -independent mechanisms 2009 ·American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology ·Anna K. Bassil, (unknown), (unknown), Alan Wheeldon, Emma M. Jarvie, Noureddine Zebda, Alejandro Abuin, Evelyn Grau, George P. Livi, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Gareth J. Sanger, Wendy J. Winchester, Alastair Morrison, Gary B.T. Moore	33
6	Mitochondrial dysfunction triggered by loss of HtrA2 results in the activation of a brain-specific transcriptional stress response 2008 ·Cell Death and Differentiation ·Nicoleta Moisoi, Kristina Klupsch, Valentina Fedele, Philip East, Sushant Sharma, Alan E. Renton, Hélène Plun‐Favreau, Richard Edwards, Peter Teismann, Mauro Degli Esposti, Alastair Morrison, Nicholas Wood, Julian Downward, L. Miguel Martins	143
7	The putative cannabinoid receptor GPR55 plays a role in mechanical hyperalgesia associated with inflammatory and neuropathic pain 2008 ·Pain ·(unknown), Jon P. Hatcher, Deborah J. Walker, Alastair Morrison, (unknown), Jane P. Hughes, Elizabeth Chong, Palwinder K. Mander, Paula J. Green, Andy Billinton, (unknown), (unknown), J. Smith, (unknown), Alan Wise, Andrew J. Brown, Jill Richardson, Iain P. Chessell	221
8	The novel endocannabinoid receptor GPR55 is activated by atypical cannabinoids but does not mediate their vasodilator effects 2007 ·British Journal of Pharmacology ·David G. Johns, David J. Behm, Deborah J. Walker, Ao Zhang, (unknown), Dion A. Daniels, (unknown), Simon J. Dowell, (unknown), Paul G. Green, Usman Shabon, Weike Bao, N Aiyar, (unknown), Andrew J. Brown, Alastair Morrison, Stephen A. Douglas	198
9	Functional studies of signaling pathways in peri-implantation development of the mouse embryo by RNAi 2005 ·BMC Developmental Biology ·Miguel Luz Soares, Seiki Haraguchi, Maria‐Elena Torres‐Padilla, Tibor Kalmár, Lee Carpenter, Graham Bell, Alastair Morrison, C. Ring, Neil J. Clarke, David M. Glover, Magdalena Zernicka‐Goetz	46
10	Neuroprotective Role of the Reaper-Related Serine Protease HtrA2/Omi Revealed by Targeted Deletion in Mice 2004 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·L. Miguel Martins, Alastair Morrison, Kristina Klupsch, Valentina Fedele, Nicoleta Moisoi, Peter Teismann, Alejandro Abuin, Evelyn Grau, Martin Geppert, George P. Livi, Caretha L. Creasy, Alison Martin, Iain P. Hargreaves, Simon Heales, Hitoshi Okada, Sebastian Brandner, Jörg B. Schulz, Tak W. Mak, Julian Downward	315
11	Development of glucose intolerance in male transgenic mice overexpressing human glycogen synthase kinase-3β on a muscle-specific promoter 2004 ·Metabolism ·Neil Pearce, Jonathan R.S. Arch, John C. Clapham, Matthew P. Coghlan, Stacey L. Corcoran, Carolyn A. Lister, Andrea Llano, Gary B.T. Moore, Gregory Murphy, Stephen A. Smith, (unknown), John Yates, Alastair Morrison, Alexander James Harper, (unknown), Alejandro Abuin, Edward T. Wargent, Julie C. Holder	90
12	A new allele of the mouse hairless gene interferes with Hox/LacZ transgene regulation in hair follicle primordia 2003 ·Experimental and Molecular Pathology ·(unknown), Rabah Iratni, Alastair Morrison, Stéphane J.C. Mancini, Patrice N. Marche, John P. Sundberg, Stefan Nonchev	12
13	Superoxide activates mitochondrial uncoupling proteins breakdown → 2002 ·Nature ·Karim S. Echtay, Damien Roussel, Julie St‐Pierre, Mika B. Jekabsons, Susana Cadenas, Jeffrey A. Stuart, James A. Harper, (unknown), Alastair Morrison, Susan J. Pickering, John C. Clapham, Martin D. Brand	1148
14	Expression of Delta1 and Serrate1 (Jagged1) in the mouse inner ear 1999 ·Mechanisms of Development ·Alastair Morrison, (unknown), Achim Gossler, Martin Hrabě de Angelis, Julian Lewis	176
15	1+1= r4 and much much more 1998 ·BioEssays ·Alastair Morrison	11
16	Elements both 5′ and 3′ to the murine Hoxd4 gene establish anterior borders of expression in mesoderm and neurectoderm 1997 ·Mechanisms of Development ·Feng Zhang, Heike Pöpperl, Alastair Morrison, Erzsébet Nagy Kovács, Valerie R. Prideaux, Lois Schwarz, Robb Krumlauf, Janet Rossant, Mark Featherstone	45
17	A novel, negative selectable marker for gene disruption in Dictyostelium 1997 ·Gene ·Alastair Morrison, Rolf Marschalek, Theo Dingermann, Adrian J. Harwood	4
18	Reprogramming Hox Expression in the Vertebrate Hindbrain: Influence of Paraxial Mesoderm and Rhombomere Transposition 1996 ·Neuron ·Nobue Itasaki, James Sharpe, Alastair Morrison, Robb Krumlauf	163
19	Comparative analysis of chicken Hoxb-4 regulation in transgenic mice 1995 ·Mechanisms of Development ·Alastair Morrison, (unknown), Linda Ariza‐McNaughton, Ian Muchamore, Atsushi Kuroiwa, Robb Krumlauf	50
20	Disruption of the Gene Encoding the EcmA, Extracellular Matrix Protein of Dictyostelium Alters Slug Morphology 1994 ·Developmental Biology ·Alastair Morrison, Richard L. Blanton, Mark J. Grimson, Manuela Fuchs, Keith L. Williams, Jeffrey G. Williams	24

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