Ashok K. Mehta

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

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Ashok K. Mehta is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ashok K. Mehta has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 24 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Ashok K. Mehta's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (38 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (10 papers). Ashok K. Mehta is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (38 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (10 papers). Ashok K. Mehta collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Spain. Ashok K. Mehta's co-authors include Maharaj K. Ticku, Sukhbir S. Chrai, Joseph R. Robinson, Thomas F. Patton, Haviryaji S. G. Kalluri, S. K. Kulkarni, Angel L. De Blas, Celia P. Miralles, Molina Mhatre and Xuejing Li and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Comparative Neurology, Brain Research and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ashok K. Mehta

45 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ashok K. Mehta United States	22	1.5k	854	362	264	187	45	2.2k
Sharon C. Cheetham United Kingdom	29	1.5k 0.9×	845 1.0×	328 0.9×	78 0.3×	440 2.4×	70	2.8k
Melvin H. Van Woert United States	26	1.2k 0.8×	703 0.8×	255 0.7×	185 0.7×	315 1.7×	82	3.1k
Maciej Gąsior United States	35	1.7k 1.1×	1.2k 1.4×	276 0.8×	103 0.4×	971 5.2×	100	3.3k
Eyassu Chernet United States	17	1.1k 0.7×	631 0.7×	169 0.5×	368 1.4×	229 1.2×	28	1.9k
Michael F. Sugrue United States	27	903 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	78 0.2×	64 0.2×	326 1.7×	73	2.3k
László G. Hársing Hungary	30	1.6k 1.1×	1.2k 1.4×	285 0.8×	215 0.8×	311 1.7×	138	2.7k
Peter S. Whitton United Kingdom	31	2.2k 1.4×	1.1k 1.3×	271 0.7×	425 1.6×	654 3.5×	78	3.9k
Brian Lord United States	31	612 0.4×	949 1.1×	514 1.4×	153 0.6×	197 1.1×	65	2.6k
Matteo Marti Italy	36	2.8k 1.8×	1.5k 1.8×	210 0.6×	113 0.4×	480 2.6×	146	3.8k
Valérie Audinot France	37	2.5k 1.6×	2.1k 2.5×	382 1.1×	36 0.1×	349 1.9×	98	4.7k

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Mehta, Ashok K. & Maharaj K. Ticku. (2013). Characterization of the Picrotoxin Site of GABA_AReceptors. Current Protocols in Pharmacology. 63(1). 1.18.1–1.18.18. 4 indexed citations

Ticku, Maharaj K. & Ashok K. Mehta. (2008). Characterization and Pharmacology of the GHB Receptor. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1139(1). 374–385. 3 indexed citations

Ravindran, Chinnarajan, Ashok K. Mehta, & Maharaj K. Ticku. (2007). Effect of chronic administration of ethanol on the regulation of the δ-subunit of GABAA receptors in the rat brain. Brain Research. 1174. 47–52. 27 indexed citations

Mehta, Ashok K., Chinnarajan Ravindran, & Maharaj K. Ticku. (2007). Low concentrations of ethanol do not affect radioligand binding to the δ-subunit-containing GABAA receptors in the rat brain. Brain Research. 1165. 15–20. 14 indexed citations

Serwanski, David R., Celia P. Miralles, Sean B. Christie, et al.. (2006). Synaptic and nonsynaptic localization of GABA_Areceptors containing the α5 subunit in the rat brain. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 499(3). 458–470. 136 indexed citations

Wu, Huifang, Weibin Chen, Ashok K. Mehta, et al.. (2005). Novel γ-Hydroxybutyric Acid (GHB) Analogs Share Some, but Not All, of the Behavioral Effects of GHB and GABAB Receptor Agonists. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 313(3). 1314–1323. 40 indexed citations

Mehta, Ashok K.. (2004). Missiles in South Asia: Search for an Operational Strategy. South Asian Survey. 11(2). 177–192. 1 indexed citations

Mehta, Ashok K. & Maharaj K. Ticku. (2004). Effect of chronic administration of ethanol on GABAA receptor assemblies derived from α2-, α3-, β2- and γ2-subunits in the rat cerebral cortex. Brain Research. 1031(1). 134–137. 20 indexed citations

Mehta, Ashok K. & Maharaj K. Ticku. (2001). Unsulfated and sulfated neurosteroids differentially modulate the binding characteristics of various radioligands of GABAA receptors following chronic ethanol administration. Neuropharmacology. 40(5). 668–675. 16 indexed citations

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Miralles, Celia P., Ming Li, Ashok K. Mehta, Zafar U. Khan, & Angel L. De Blas. (1999). Immunocytochemical localization of the ?3 subunit of the ?-aminobutyric acidA receptor in the rat brain. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 413(4). 535–548. 59 indexed citations

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Homanics, Gregg E., Neil L. Harrison, Joseph J. Quinlan, et al.. (1999). Normal electrophysiological and behavioral responses to ethanol in mice lacking the long splice variant of the γ2 subunit of the γ-aminobutyrate type A receptor. Neuropharmacology. 38(2). 253–265. 80 indexed citations

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Mehta, Ashok K. & Maharaj K. Ticku. (1998). Chronic ethanol administration alters the modulatory effect of 5α-pregnan-3α-ol-20-one on the binding characteristics of various radioligands of GABAA receptors. Brain Research. 805(1-2). 88–94. 21 indexed citations

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Kalluri, Haviryaji S. G., Ashok K. Mehta, & Maharaj K. Ticku. (1998). Up-regulation of NMDA receptor subunits in rat brain following chronic ethanol treatment. Molecular Brain Research. 58(1-2). 221–224. 158 indexed citations

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Gutiérrez, Antonia, Zafar U. Khan, Celia P. Miralles, et al.. (1997). GABAA receptor subunit expression changes in the rat cerebellum and cerebral cortex during aging. Molecular Brain Research. 45(1). 59–70. 47 indexed citations

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Mehta, Ashok K. & Richard P. Shank. (1995). Characterization of a benzodiazepine receptor site with exceptionally high affinity for Ro 15-4513 in the rat CNS. Brain Research. 704(2). 289–297. 23 indexed citations

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Ticku, Maharaj K., et al.. (1992). Modulatory role of GABA receptor subtypes and glutamate receptors in the anticonvulsant effect of barbiturates. Elsevier eBooks. 8. 57–62. 15 indexed citations

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Mehta, Ashok K. & Maharaj K. Ticku. (1992). Chronic GABA exposure down-regulates GABA-benzodiazepine receptor-ionophore complex in cultured cerebral cortical neurons. Molecular Brain Research. 16(1-2). 29–36. 53 indexed citations

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Mehta, Ashok K. & Maharaj K. Ticku. (1990). Are GABAB receptors involved in the pharmacological effects of ethanol?. European Journal of Pharmacology. 182(3). 473–480. 37 indexed citations

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Mehta, Ashok K. & Maharaj K. Ticku. (1989). Chronic ethanol treatment alters the behavioral effects of Ro 15-4513, a partially negative ligand for benzodiazepine binding sites. Brain Research. 489(1). 93–100. 41 indexed citations

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Mehta, Ashok K. & Maharaj K. Ticku. (1987). Characteristics of Flunitrazepam Binding to Intact Primary Cultured Spinal Cord Neurons and Its Modulation by GABAergic Drugs. Journal of Neurochemistry. 49(5). 1491–1497. 19 indexed citations

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