Lora K. Heisler

8.7k citations

83 papers · 6.3k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 42

Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 0.1%
Physiology top 1%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 1%
Molecular Biology top 5%
Nutrition and Dietetics top 0.5%

Co-authors: Daniel D. Lam Alastair S. Garfield Laurence H. Tecott Giles S.H. Yeo Oliver Marston Joel K. Elmquist Luke K. Burke Mark L. Evans
Topics: Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (56 papers)Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (36 papers)Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (13 papers)
Cited by: Endocrine and Autonomic Systems Behavioral Neuroscience Biological Psychiatry
Journals: Nature Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Taiwan

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Lora K. Heisler

83 papers receiving 6.2k citations

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Elevated anxiety and antidepressant-like responses in serotonin 5-HT _1A receptor mutant mice

1998 548 citations Lora K. Heisler, Laurence H. Tecott et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Loss of GPR75 protects against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and body fat accumulation 2024 ·Cell Metabolism ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Brian Lam,(unknown),Georgina K.C. Dowsett,Pablo B. Martínez de Morentin,Dawn Thompson,Alasdair MacKenzie,(unknown),Katherine A. Kentistou,Eugene J. Gardner,John R. B. Perry,Felix Graßmann,John R. Speakman,Justin J. Rochford,Giles S.H. Yeo,Fiona Murray,Lora K. Heisler	12
2	Role of serotonin in body weight, insulin secretion and glycaemic control 2021 ·Journal of Neuroendocrinology ·Teodora Georgescu,D. Lyons,Lora K. Heisler	29
3	Bace1-dependent amyloid processing regulates hypothalamic leptin sensitivity in obese mice 2018 ·Scientific Reports ·Paul J. Meakin,(unknown),Gemma Montagut,David J. Allsop,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Alison D. McNeilly,(unknown),Yuru Liu,(unknown),J. Kim Dale,Lora K. Heisler,Rory J. McCrimmon,Michael L.J. Ashford	31
4	Molecular reductions in glucokinase activity increase counter-regulatory responses to hypoglycemia in mice and humans with diabetes 2018 ·Molecular Metabolism ·Ali Chakera,(unknown),Gill Spyer,(unknown),W. Marsh,(unknown),Chen-Yu Yueh,(unknown),Jeffrey W. Dalley,Roger Cox,Ian Macdonald,Stephanie A. Amiel,Kenneth M. MacLeod,Lora K. Heisler,Andrew T. Hattersley,Mark L. Evans	37
5	Lorcaserin improves glycemic control via a melanocortin neurocircuit 2017 ·Molecular Metabolism ·Luke K. Burke,(unknown),Teodora Georgescu,Claudia Cristiano,Pablo B. Martínez de Morentin,(unknown),Giuseppe D’Agostino,(unknown),(unknown),Yue Ruan,Marcelo Rubinstein,Malcolm J. Low,Martin G. Myers,Justin J. Rochford,Mark L. Evans,Lora K. Heisler	41
6	Serotonin engages an anxiety and fear-promoting circuit in the extended amygdala 2016 ·Nature ·Catherine A. Marcinkiewcz,Christopher M. Mazzone,Giuseppe D’Agostino,Lindsay R. Halladay,J. Andrew Hardaway,Jeffrey F. DiBerto,Montserrat Navarro,Nathan W. Burnham,Claudia Cristiano,Cayce Dorrier,(unknown),Charu Ramakrishnan,Tamás Kozicz,Karl Deisseroth,Todd E. Thiele,Zoé A. McElligott,Andrew Holmes,Lora K. Heisler,Thomas L. Kash	316
7	Neuroanatomical Characterisation of the Expression of the Lipodystrophy and Motor-Neuropathy Gene Bscl2 in Adult Mouse Brain 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Alastair S. Garfield,Wai‐Sum Chan,Rowena J. Dennis,Daisuke Ito,Lora K. Heisler,Justin J. Rochford	22
8	Melanocortin‐3 receptors are involved in adaptation to restricted feeding 2012 ·Genes Brain & Behavior ·Karima Begriche,Oliver Marston,Jari Rossi,Luke K. Burke,Patricia McDonald,Lora K. Heisler,Andrew A. Butler	45
9	5-HT2C receptor ligands in the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes 2011 ·Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis ·Alastair S. Garfield,Stanisław Skóra,Lora K. Heisler	1
10	Brain Glucose Sensors Play a Significant Role in the Regulation of Pancreatic Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion 2011 ·Diabetes ·Mayowa A. Osundiji,Daniel D. Lam,Jill Shaw,Chen-Yu Yueh,(unknown),(unknown),Carolina Colliva,Aldo Roda,Lora K. Heisler,Mark L. Evans	53
11	Role of central serotonin and melanocortin systems in the control of energy balance 2011 ·European Journal of Pharmacology ·Oliver Marston,Alastair S. Garfield,Lora K. Heisler	60
12	Glucokinase inhibitor glucosamine stimulates feeding and activates hypothalamic neuropeptide Y and orexin neurons 2011 ·Behavioural Brain Research ·Ligang Zhou,Chen-Yu Yueh,Daniel D. Lam,Jill Shaw,Mayowa A. Osundiji,Alastair S. Garfield,Mark L. Evans,Lora K. Heisler	19
13	Identification of neuronal subpopulations that project from hypothalamus to both liver and adipose tissue polysynaptically 2010 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Sarah A. Stanley,Shirly Pinto,Jeremy Segal,Cristián A. Pérez,Agnès Viale,Jeff DeFalco,Xiaoli Cai,Lora K. Heisler,Jeffrey M. Friedman	154
14	Mechanisms of serotonin regulating food intake: the role of the melanocortin pathway 2010 ·Lora K. Heisler,Daniel D. Lam	1
15	Brain serotonin system in the coordination of food intake and body weight 2010 ·Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior ·Daniel D. Lam,Alastair S. Garfield,Oliver Marston,Jill Shaw,Lora K. Heisler	207
16	Role of central melanocortin pathways in energy homeostasis 2009 ·Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism ·Alastair S. Garfield,Daniel D. Lam,Oliver Marston,Magdalena J. Przydzial,Lora K. Heisler	105
17	Serotonin 2C Receptor Agonists Improve Type 2 Diabetes via Melanocortin-4 Receptor Signaling Pathways 2007 ·Cell Metabolism ·Ligang Zhou,Gregory M. Sutton,Justin J. Rochford,Robert K. Semple,Daniel D. Lam,Laura Oksanen,(unknown),Peter G. Clifton,Chen-Yu Yueh,Mark L. Evans,Rory J. McCrimmon,Joel K. Elmquist,Andrew A. Butler,Lora K. Heisler	177
18	Serotonin Activates the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis via Serotonin 2C Receptor Stimulation 2007 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Lora K. Heisler,Nina Pronchuk,Katsunori Nonogaki,Ligang Zhou,Jacob Raber,Lin Tung,Giles S.H. Yeo,Stephen O’Rahilly,William F. Colmers,Joel K. Elmquist,Laurence H. Tecott	225
19	Central Serotonin and Melanocortin Pathways Regulating Energy Homeostasis 2003 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Lora K. Heisler,Michael A. Cowley,Toshiro Kishi,Laurence H. Tecott,Wei Fan,Malcolm J. Low,James L. Smart,Marcelo Rubinstein,Jeffrey B. Tatro,Jeffrey M. Zigman,Roger D. Cone,Joel K. Elmquist	124
20	Asymptomatic gonorrhea in the male. 1974 ·PubMed Central ·Jay M. Portnoy,(unknown),(unknown),Lora K. Heisler	27

About Lora K. Heisler

Lora K. Heisler is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Nutrition and Dietetics and Behavioral Neuroscience, having authored 83 papers that have together received 6.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (56 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (36 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (2.7k citations), Behavioral Neuroscience (542 citations) and Biological Psychiatry (273 citations). Lora K. Heisler has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Taiwan. Frequent co-authors include Daniel D. Lam, Alastair S. Garfield, Laurence H. Tecott, Giles S.H. Yeo, Oliver Marston, Joel K. Elmquist, Luke K. Burke, Mark L. Evans, Loren H. Parsons and Thomas J. Brennan. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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