Barbara A. Spruce

1.5k total citations
22 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Barbara A. Spruce is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara A. Spruce has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Barbara A. Spruce's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (7 papers), Electrolyte and hormonal disorders (5 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (5 papers). Barbara A. Spruce is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (7 papers), Electrolyte and hormonal disorders (5 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (5 papers). Barbara A. Spruce collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Sweden. Barbara A. Spruce's co-authors include David M. Glover, Alexandra Moreira, Cláudio E. Sunkel, Charles H. Girdham, Cayetano González, Salud Llamazares, Álvaro A. Tavares, Roger E. Karess, Graham P. Wilkin and Rory Curtis and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Genes & Development and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Barbara A. Spruce

22 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Barbara A. Spruce United Kingdom 18 646 308 233 130 123 22 1.1k
Dominic J. Autelitano Australia 28 1.0k 1.6× 146 0.5× 523 2.2× 83 0.6× 262 2.1× 57 2.2k
C. S. Sheela Rani United States 21 520 0.8× 88 0.3× 164 0.7× 30 0.2× 94 0.8× 49 1.2k
Robert D. Yates United States 22 374 0.6× 131 0.4× 310 1.3× 59 0.5× 207 1.7× 68 1.2k
Masami Yoshimura United States 28 1.4k 2.2× 161 0.5× 631 2.7× 38 0.3× 211 1.7× 62 2.0k
Karin Lykke‐Hartmann Denmark 26 1.3k 2.1× 233 0.8× 244 1.0× 61 0.5× 139 1.1× 61 2.0k
Thomas Suply Switzerland 15 361 0.6× 73 0.2× 169 0.7× 138 1.1× 142 1.2× 17 962
Patrick Davis United States 19 866 1.3× 56 0.2× 181 0.8× 61 0.5× 60 0.5× 33 1.9k
Hai Qian China 18 730 1.1× 61 0.2× 441 1.9× 88 0.7× 94 0.8× 57 1.2k
Yoko Arai Japan 20 1.0k 1.6× 222 0.7× 308 1.3× 54 0.4× 76 0.6× 49 1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barbara A. Spruce

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All Works

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McTavish, N., et al.. (2007). Proenkephalin assists stress-activated apoptosis through transcriptional repression of NF-κB- and p53-regulated gene targets. Cell Death and Differentiation. 14(9). 1700–1710. 40 indexed citations
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Achison, Marcus, et al.. (2006). HIF-1α contributes to tumour-selective killing by the sigma receptor antagonist rimcazole. Oncogene. 26(8). 1137–1146. 24 indexed citations
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Wang, Lixin, Alan R. Prescott, Barbara A. Spruce, Julie Sanderson, & G. Duncan. (2005). Sigma Receptor Antagonists Inhibit Human Lens Cell Growth and Induce Pigmentation. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 46(4). 1403–1403. 29 indexed citations
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Knapp, Pamela E., et al.. (2001). Endogenous opioids and oligodendroglial function: Possible autocrine/paracrine effects on cell survival and development. Glia. 35(2). 156–165. 30 indexed citations
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Wiegand, Ulrich K., et al.. (2001). The trigger to cell death determines the efficiency with which dying cells are cleared by neighbours. Cell Death and Differentiation. 8(7). 734–746. 43 indexed citations
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Bakalyar, Stephen R., et al.. (1997). Choosing sample volume to achieve maximum detection sensitivity and resolution with high-performance liquid chromatography columns of 1.0, 2.1 and 4.6 mm I.D.. Journal of Chromatography A. 762(1-2). 167–185. 36 indexed citations
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Böttger, Angelika & Barbara A. Spruce. (1995). Proenkephalin is a nuclear protein responsive to growth arrest and differentiation signals.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 130(6). 1251–1262. 34 indexed citations
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Curtis, Rory, Rebecca Hardy, Richard Reynolds, Barbara A. Spruce, & Graham P. Wilkin. (1991). Down‐regulation of GAP‐43 During Oligodendrocyte Development and Lack of Expression by Astrocytes In Vivo: Implications for Macroglial Differentiation. European Journal of Neuroscience. 3(9). 876–886. 73 indexed citations
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Llamazares, Salud, Alexandra Moreira, Álvaro A. Tavares, et al.. (1991). polo encodes a protein kinase homolog required for mitosis in Drosophila.. Genes & Development. 5(12a). 2153–2165. 349 indexed citations
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Spruce, Barbara A., Rory Curtis, Graham P. Wilkin, & David M. Glover. (1990). A neuropeptide precursor in cerebellum: proenkephalin exists in subpopulations of both neurons and astrocytes.. The EMBO Journal. 9(6). 1787–1795. 94 indexed citations
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Castro, María G., et al.. (1990). Expression of biologically active human pre-procorticotropin releasing hormone in E. coli: Characterization and purification. International Journal of Biochemistry. 22(11). 1341–1349. 7 indexed citations
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Jackson, Sue, Barbara A. Spruce, David M. Glover, Brendan P. Glynn, & Philip J. Lowry. (1989). Identification of high molecular weight peptides in bovine adrenomedullary chromaffin granules using monoclonal antibodies to a preproenkephalin A fusion peptide. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology. 2(2). 119–129. 3 indexed citations
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Spruce, Barbara A., Sue Jackson, P. J. Lowry, David P. Lane, & David M. Glover. (1988). Monoclonal antibodies to a proenkephalin A fusion peptide synthesized in Escherichia coli recognize novel proenkephalin A precursor forms.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 263(36). 19788–19795. 25 indexed citations
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Spruce, Barbara A., A. J. McCulloch, J. M. Burd, et al.. (1985). THE EFFECT OF VASOPRESSIN INFUSION ON GLUCOSE METABOLISM IN MAN. Clinical Endocrinology. 22(4). 463–468. 91 indexed citations
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Spruce, Barbara A., Pat Kendall‐Taylor, W. Dunlop, et al.. (1984). THE EFFECT OF BROMOCRIPTINE IN THE POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME. Clinical Endocrinology. 20(4). 481–488. 32 indexed citations
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Burd, J. M., David R. Weightman, Barbara A. Spruce, & Peter H Baylis. (1984). A solid phase radioimmunoassay for human plasma arginine vasopressin. Clinica Chimica Acta. 136(2-3). 251–256. 5 indexed citations
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Spruce, Barbara A., P. H. Baylis, David Kerr, & A R Morley. (1984). Idiopathic hypergammaglobulinaemia associated with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus and distal renal tubular acidosis. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 60(705). 493–494. 9 indexed citations
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Spruce, Barbara A., et al.. (1983). A comparison of diagnostic methods to differentiate diabetes insipidus from primary polyuria: a review of 21 patients. European Journal of Endocrinology. 104(4). 410–416. 32 indexed citations

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