D P Westfall

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

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D P Westfall is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, D P Westfall has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Physiology and 20 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in D P Westfall's work include Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (21 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (17 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (10 papers). D P Westfall is often cited by papers focused on Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (21 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (17 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (10 papers). D P Westfall collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. D P Westfall's co-authors include Peter Sneddon, William W. Fleming, Hugh H. Dalziel, L. B. Jellett, I.S. de la Lande, Richard A. Bjur, Iain L. O. Buxton, Dennis J. Cheek, Kazumasa Shinozuka and Kathleen D. Keef and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Circulation Research.

In The Last Decade

D P Westfall

59 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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Log-normal distribution of equiefective doses of norepinephrine and acetylcholine in several tissues.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D P Westfall United States	29	1.6k	1.2k	1.2k	1.0k	579	59	3.5k
David P. Westfall United States	25	984 0.6×	616 0.5×	684 0.6×	779 0.8×	321 0.6×	71	2.2k
Kathleen D. Keef United States	32	1.5k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	813 0.7×	214 0.2×	776 1.3×	84	3.4k
Daniel S. McQueen United Kingdom	38	839 0.5×	1.5k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	236 0.2×	363 0.6×	93	3.6k
Vera Ralevic United Kingdom	38	1.3k 0.8×	1.8k 1.4×	1.0k 0.9×	2.7k 2.7×	1.2k 2.1×	129	6.0k
Jean Mironneau France	43	3.5k 2.2×	951 0.8×	1.6k 1.3×	308 0.3×	1.5k 2.6×	141	4.5k
Mark H. Perrone United States	30	1.2k 0.7×	600 0.5×	713 0.6×	152 0.2×	912 1.6×	81	3.3k
Shigetoshi Chiba Japan	24	1.5k 0.9×	887 0.7×	922 0.8×	263 0.3×	1.6k 2.8×	409	3.5k
S. Jamal Mustafa United States	38	1.2k 0.8×	1.5k 1.2×	509 0.4×	2.2k 2.2×	1.1k 1.8×	170	4.5k
Anton D. Michel United Kingdom	28	1.3k 0.8×	594 0.5×	917 0.8×	863 0.9×	126 0.2×	55	2.6k
S H Snyder United States	24	2.7k 1.7×	613 0.5×	2.1k 1.8×	237 0.2×	134 0.2×	26	4.2k

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Sneddon, Peter, Timothy D. Westfall, Latchezar D. Todorov, et al.. (2000). The effect of P2 receptor antagonists and ATPase inhibition on sympathetic purinergic neurotransmission in the guinea‐pig isolated vas deferens. British Journal of Pharmacology. 129(6). 1089–1094. 24 indexed citations

Westfall, Timothy D., et al.. (2000). Release of a soluble ATPase from the rabbit isolated vas deferens during nerve stimulation. British Journal of Pharmacology. 131(5). 909–914. 21 indexed citations

Westfall, Timothy D., et al.. (2000). Characterization of the ATPase released during sympathetic nerve stimulation of the guinea‐pig isolated vas deferens. British Journal of Pharmacology. 129(8). 1684–1688. 32 indexed citations

Sneddon, Peter, Timothy D. Westfall, Latchezar D. Todorov, et al.. (1999). Chapter 2 Modulation of purinergic neurotransmission. Progress in brain research. 120. 11–20. 36 indexed citations

Westfall, D P, Latchezar D. Todorov, Svetlana T. Mihaylova-Todorova, & Richard A. Bjur. (1996). Differences between the regulation of noradrenaline and ATP release. Journal of Autonomic Pharmacology. 16(6). 393–396. 28 indexed citations

Hashimoto, Michio, Kazumasa Shinozuka, Richard A. Bjur, et al.. (1995). The effects of age on the release of adenine nucleosides and nucleotides from rat caudal artery.. The Journal of Physiology. 489(3). 841–848. 23 indexed citations

Todorov, Latchezar D., Richard A. Bjur, & D P Westfall. (1994). Inhibitory and facilitatory effects of purines on transmitter release from sympathetic nerves.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 268(2). 985–989. 43 indexed citations

Shinozuka, Kazumasa, Michio Hashimoto, Sumio Masumura, et al.. (1994). In vitro studies of release of adenine nucleotides and adenosine from rat vascular endothelium in response to α^1‐adrenoceptor stimulation. British Journal of Pharmacology. 113(4). 1203–1208. 54 indexed citations

Mohri, Kiminori, Kosei Takeuchi, Kazumasa Shinozuka, Richard A. Bjur, & D P Westfall. (1993). Simultaneous Determination of Nerve-Induced Adenine Nucleotides and Nucleosides Released from Rabbit Pulmonary Artery. Analytical Biochemistry. 210(2). 262–267. 32 indexed citations

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Khoyi, Mohammad, Richard A. Bjur, & D P Westfall. (1991). α‐Adrenoceptor Agonist‐Induced Stimulation of Na‐Ca Exchange in Rabbit Abdominal Aorta^a. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 639(1). 570–572. 4 indexed citations

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Khoyi, Mohammad, Richard A. Bjur, & D P Westfall. (1991). Norepinephrine increases Na-Ca exchange in rabbit abdominal aorta. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 261(4). C685–C690. 19 indexed citations

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Bjur, Richard A., et al.. (1990). Nucleotide modulation of norepinephrine release from sympathetic nerves in the rat vas deferens.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 256(3). 821–826. 64 indexed citations

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Buxton, Iain L. O., et al.. (1988). Pharmacological classification of receptors for adenyl purines in guinea pig myometrium.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 247(3). 1059–1063. 25 indexed citations

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Shinozuka, Kazumasa, et al.. (1988). Characterization of prejunctional purinoceptors on adrenergic nerves of the rat caudal artery. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 338(3). 221–7. 103 indexed citations

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Ramos, Kenneth S., William T. Gerthoffer, & D P Westfall. (1986). Denervation-induced supersensitivity to calcium of chemically skinned smooth muscle of the guinea-pig vas deferens.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 236(1). 80–84. 17 indexed citations

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Wong, S. K., D P Westfall, J S Fedan, & William W. Fleming. (1981). The involvement of the sodium-potassium pump in postjunctional supersensitivity of the guinea-pig vas deferens as assessed by [3H]ouabain binding.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 219(1). 163–169. 14 indexed citations

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Smith, David J., D P Westfall, & James D. Adams. (1980). KETAMINE INTERACTS WITH OPIATE RECEPTORS AS AN AGONIST. Anesthesiology. 53(3). S5–S5. 23 indexed citations

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Gerthoffer, William T., J S Fedan, D P Westfall, Katsutoshi Goto, & William W. Fleming. (1979). Involvement of the sodium-potassium pump in the mechanism of postjunctional supersensitivity of the vas deferens of the guinea pig.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 210(1). 27–36. 32 indexed citations

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Johnson, Stephen M., D P Westfall, Stephanie A. Howard, & William W. Fleming. (1978). Sensitivities of the isolated ileal longitudinal smooth muscle-myenteric plexus and hypogastric nerve-vas deferens of the guinea pig after chronic morphine pellet implantation.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 204(1). 54–66. 44 indexed citations

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Fleming, William W. & D P Westfall. (1975). Altered resting membrane potential in the supersensitive vas deferens of the guinea pig.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 192(2). 381–389. 48 indexed citations

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