Lawrence J. Wardzala

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
23 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

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Lawrence J. Wardzala is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Lawrence J. Wardzala has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Physiology and 8 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Lawrence J. Wardzala's work include Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (17 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (14 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (8 papers). Lawrence J. Wardzala is often cited by papers focused on Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (17 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (14 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (8 papers). Lawrence J. Wardzala collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Poland. Lawrence J. Wardzala's co-authors include Samuel W. Cushman, B. Jeanrenaud, Lester B. Salans, Ian A. Simpson, E. D. Horton, Michael F. Hirshman, Paul J. Hissin, Eddy Karnieli, Edward S. Horton and Dena R. Yver and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Diabetes.

In The Last Decade

Lawrence J. Wardzala

23 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Potential mechanism of insulin action on glucose transport in the isolated rat adipose cell. Apparent translocation of intracellular transport systems to the plasma membrane.

1980 965 citations Samuel W. Cushman, Lawrence J. Wardzala Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Potential mechanism of insulin action on glucose transport in the isolated rat diaphragm. Apparent translocation of intracellular transport units to the plasma membrane.

1981 728 citations Lawrence J. Wardzala, B. Jeanrenaud Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lawrence J. Wardzala United States	19	2.4k	1.3k	1.1k	974	423	23	3.3k
Yukio Shigeta Japan	31	1.3k 0.5×	979 0.7×	539 0.5×	467 0.5×	807 1.9×	147	3.1k
David L. Severson Canada	29	2.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	575 0.5×	255 0.3×	515 1.2×	86	4.3k
Carsten Schmitz‐Peiffer Australia	31	2.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	581 0.5×	521 0.5×	388 0.9×	54	3.1k
Svetlana E. Nikoulina United States	23	1.7k 0.7×	936 0.7×	550 0.5×	380 0.4×	445 1.1×	32	2.5k
Bo F. Hansen Denmark	26	1.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	666 0.6×	537 0.6×	466 1.1×	47	2.6k
Masatoshi Kikuchi Japan	36	2.1k 0.9×	790 0.6×	957 0.9×	379 0.4×	1.0k 2.4×	77	3.8k
T.H. Claus United States	30	1.9k 0.8×	788 0.6×	816 0.8×	410 0.4×	807 1.9×	40	3.2k
C.R. Park United States	14	998 0.4×	687 0.5×	491 0.5×	341 0.4×	398 0.9×	15	2.0k
Isabelle Hainault France	28	1.4k 0.6×	821 0.6×	967 0.9×	646 0.7×	631 1.5×	45	3.1k
Y. Shigeta Japan	28	919 0.4×	767 0.6×	324 0.3×	443 0.5×	670 1.6×	85	2.3k

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Hirshman, Michael F., Laurie J. Goodyear, E. D. Horton, Lawrence J. Wardzala, & Edward S. Horton. (1993). Exercise training increases GLUT-4 protein in rat adipose cells. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 264(6). E882–E889. 23 indexed citations

Goodyear, Laurie J., et al.. (1991). Exercise training normalizes glucose metabolism in a rat model of impaired glucose tolerance. Metabolism. 40(5). 455–464. 10 indexed citations

Hainque, Bernard, Michèle Guerre-Millo, Isabelle Hainault, et al.. (1990). Long term regulation of glucose transporters by insulin in mature 3T3-F442A adipose cells. Differential effects on two glucose transporter subtypes.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 265(14). 7982–7986. 20 indexed citations

Hirshman, Michael F., Lawrence J. Wardzala, Laurie J. Goodyear, et al.. (1989). Exercise training increases the number of glucose transporters in rat adipose cells. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 257(4). E520–E530. 18 indexed citations

Robbins, David C., Michael F. Hirshman, Lawrence J. Wardzala, & Edward S. Horton. (1988). High-Molecular-Weight Aggregates of Therapeutic Insulin: In Vitro Measurements of Receptor Binding and Bioactivity. Diabetes. 37(1). 56–59. 8 indexed citations

Hirshman, Michael F., Harriet Wallberg‐Henriksson, Lawrence J. Wardzala, E. D. Horton, & Edward S. Horton. (1988). Acute exercise increases the number of plasma membrane glucose transporters in rat skeletal muscle. FEBS Letters. 238(2). 235–239. 94 indexed citations

Guerre-Millo, Michèle, et al.. (1985). Proposed mechanism for increased insulin-mediated glucose transport in adipose cells from young, obese Zucker rats. Large intracellular pool of glucose transporters.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 260(4). 2197–2201. 65 indexed citations

Wardzala, Lawrence J., et al.. (1985). Regulation of glucose utilization in adipose cells and muscle after long-term experimental hyperinsulinemia in rats.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 76(2). 460–469. 59 indexed citations

Wardzala, Lawrence J., Ian A. Simpson, Matthew M. Rechler, & Samuel W. Cushman. (1984). Potential mechanism of the stimulatory action of insulin on insulin-like growth factor II binding to the isolated rat adipose cell. Apparent redistribution of receptors cycling between a large intracellular pool and the plasma membrane.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 259(13). 8378–8383. 143 indexed citations

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Wardzala, Lawrence J. & B. Jeanrenaud. (1983). Identification of the d-glucose-inhibitable cytochalasin B binding site as the glucose transporter in rat diaphragm plasma and microsomal membranes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 730(1). 49–56. 66 indexed citations

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Simpson, Ian A., Dena R. Yver, Paul J. Hissin, et al.. (1983). Insulin-stimulated translocation of glucose transporters in the isolated rat adipose cells: Characterization of subcellular fractions. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 763(4). 393–407. 405 indexed citations

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Horuk, Richard, Martin Rodbell, Samuel W. Cushman, & Lawrence J. Wardzala. (1983). Proposed mechanism of insulin-resistant glucose transport in the isolated guinea pig adipocyte. Small intracellular pool of glucose transporters.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 258(12). 7425–7429. 28 indexed citations

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Crettaz, Marco, Edward S. Horton, Lawrence J. Wardzala, E. D. Horton, & B. Jeanrenaud. (1983). Physical training of Zucker rats: lack of alleviation of muscle insulin resistance. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 244(4). E414–E420. 20 indexed citations

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Cushman, Samuel W., Ian A. Simpson, Lawrence J. Wardzala, & Lester B. Salans. (1982). Insulin-induced translocation of intracellular glucose transport systems to the plasma membrane in the isolated rat adipose cell. 41(3). 1 indexed citations

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Hissin, Paul J., James E. Foley, Lawrence J. Wardzala, et al.. (1982). Mechanism of Insulin-resistant Glucose Transport Activity in the Enlarged Adipose Cell of the Aged, Obese Rat. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 70(4). 780–790. 102 indexed citations

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Wardzala, Lawrence J., Marco Crettaz, E. D. Horton, B. Jeanrenaud, & Edward S. Horton. (1982). Physical training of lean and genetically obese Zucker rats: effect on fat cell metabolism. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 243(5). E418–E426. 27 indexed citations

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Salans, Lester B., James E. Foley, Lawrence J. Wardzala, & Samuel W. Cushman. (1981). Effects of dietary composition on glucose metabolism in rat adipose cells. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 240(2). E175–E183. 21 indexed citations

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Cushman, Samuel W., Paul J. Hissin, Lawrence J. Wardzala, et al.. (1981). Mechanism of insulin-resistance in the adipose cell in the aging-rat model of obesity. Biochemical Society Transactions. 9(6). 518–522. 4 indexed citations

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Wardzala, Lawrence J., Samuel W. Cushman, & Lester B. Salans. (1978). Mechanism of insulin action on glucose transport in the isolated rat adipose cell. Enhancement of the number of functional transport systems.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 253(22). 8002–8005. 280 indexed citations

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Lienhard, Gustav E. & Lawrence J. Wardzala. (1976). Cytochalasin B reacts with thiols. FEBS Letters. 64(1). 69–72. 19 indexed citations

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