Ellen R. Dirksen

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Ellen R. Dirksen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ellen R. Dirksen has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 7 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Ellen R. Dirksen's work include Ion channel regulation and function (11 papers), Protist diversity and phylogeny (6 papers) and Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation (6 papers). Ellen R. Dirksen is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (11 papers), Protist diversity and phylogeny (6 papers) and Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation (6 papers). Ellen R. Dirksen collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Denmark. Ellen R. Dirksen's co-authors include Michael J. Sanderson, Andrew Charles, Scott Boitano, Jean E. Merrill, Peter Satir, Donghui Zhu, Michael Hansen, Gerald M. Kidder, Christian C. Naus and Jay A. Levy and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Ellen R. Dirksen

47 papers receiving 3.5k citations

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Intercellular signaling in glial cells: Calcium waves and oscillations in response to mechanical stimulation and glutamate

1991 580 citations Andrew Charles, Jean E. Merrill et al. Neuron profile →

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A. Oksche Germany

Setsuya Fujita Japan

Joseph E. Mazurkiewicz United States

W. Bargmann Germany

Wolfgang Zeman United States

Toichiro Kuwabara United States

Dennis M.D. Landis United States

Horacio F. Cantiello United States

G. B. Arden United Kingdom

Hiroshi Hama Japan

A. Oksche Germany

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Chaban, Victor V., et al.. (1998). Mechanical Stimulation Initiates Intercellular Ca2 + Signaling in Intact Tracheal Epithelium Maintained under Normal Gravity and Simulated Microgravity. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 18(5). 602–610. 21 indexed citations

Boitano, Scott, Ellen R. Dirksen, & William Evans. (1998). Sequence-specific antibodies to connexins block intercellular calcium signaling through gap junctions. Cell Calcium. 23(1). 1–9. 57 indexed citations

Woodruff, Michael L., et al.. (1996). Stretch Increases Inositol 1,4, 5-Trisphosphate Concentration in Airway Epithelial Cells. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 14(3). 296–301. 54 indexed citations

Dirksen, Ellen R., et al.. (1995). Chapter 11 Preparation of Explant and Organ Cultures and Single Cells from Airway Epithelium. Methods in cell biology. 47. 65–74. 21 indexed citations

Sanderson, Michael J. & Ellen R. Dirksen. (1995). Chapter 41 Quantification of Ciliary Beat Frequency and Metachrony by High-Speed Digital Video. Methods in cell biology. 47. 289–297. 12 indexed citations

Sanderson, Michael J., Andrew Charles, Scott Boitano, & Ellen R. Dirksen. (1994). Mechanisms and function of intercellular calcium signaling. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 98(2). 173–187. 256 indexed citations

Charles, Andrew, Ellen R. Dirksen, Jean E. Merrill, & Michael J. Sanderson. (1993). Mechanisms of intercellular calcium signaling in glial cells studied with dantrolene and thapsigargin. Glia. 7(2). 134–145. 132 indexed citations

Hansen, Michael, Scott Boitano, Ellen R. Dirksen, & Michael J. Sanderson. (1993). Intercellular calcium signaling induced by extracellular adenosine 5′-triphosphate and mechanical stimulation in airway epithelial cells. Journal of Cell Science. 106(4). 995–1004. 104 indexed citations

Sanderson, Michael J., Alison B. Lansley, & Ellen R. Dirksen. (1992). Regulation of Ciliary Beat Frequency in Respiratory Tract Cells. CHEST Journal. 101(3). 69S–71S. 16 indexed citations

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Dirksen, Ellen R.. (1991). Centriole and basal body formation during ciliogenesis revisited. Biology of the Cell. 72(1-2). 31–38. 108 indexed citations

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Charles, Andrew, et al.. (1991). Intercellular signaling in glial cells: Calcium waves and oscillations in response to mechanical stimulation and glutamate. Neuron. 6(6). 983–992. 580 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sanderson, Michael J., Andrew Charles, & Ellen R. Dirksen. (1990). Mechanical stimulation and intercellular communication increases intracellular Ca2+ in epithelial cells.. PubMed. 1(8). 585–596. 298 indexed citations

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Dirksen, Ellen R. & Michael J. Sanderson. (1990). Regulation of ciliary activity in the mammalian respiratory tract. Biorheology. 27(3-4). 533–545. 18 indexed citations

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Sanderson, Michael J., et al.. (1988). Intercellular communication between ciliated cells in culture. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 254(1). C63–C74. 88 indexed citations

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Freedman, Robert I., Michael Zeira, & Ellen R. Dirksen. (1981). Differences in the response of rabbit tracheal and oviduct cilia to divalent cations. 2. 49. 1 indexed citations

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Mazia, Daniel, Ellen R. Dirksen, David M. Prescott, & Claire F. Fox. (1978). Cell reproduction : in honor of Daniel Mazia. Academic Press eBooks. 31 indexed citations

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Levy, Jay A., et al.. (1976). Possible communication between murine macrophages oriented in linear chains in tissue culture. Experimental Cell Research. 103(2). 375–385. 38 indexed citations

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Dirksen, Ellen R. & T. Timothy Crocker. (1972). Fine Structural Changes Produced by Benzo(A)Pyrene on Human Respiratory Epithelium in Organ Culture. Proceedings annual meeting Electron Microscopy Society of America. 30. 358–359. 1 indexed citations

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Satir, Birgit H. & Ellen R. Dirksen. (1971). NUCLEOLAR AGING IN TETRAHYMENA DURING THE CULTURAL GROWTH CYCLE. The Journal of Cell Biology. 48(1). 143–154. 33 indexed citations

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Dirksen, Ellen R.. (1964). The isolation and characterization of asters from artificially activated sea urchin eggs. Experimental Cell Research. 36(2). 256–269. 18 indexed citations

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