Masako M. Bilak

1.6k total citations
26 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Masako M. Bilak is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masako M. Bilak has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.3k 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 6 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Masako M. Bilak's work include Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis (5 papers), Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (3 papers) and Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (3 papers). Masako M. Bilak is often cited by papers focused on Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis (5 papers), Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (3 papers) and Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (3 papers). Masako M. Bilak collaborates with scholars based in United States and France. Masako M. Bilak's co-authors include Ralph W. Kuncl, Stephan R. Bilak, Valerie Askanas, W. King Engel, Andrea M. Corse, Renate B. Alvarez, Mohamed Lehar, D.K. Morest, Katrin I. Andreasson and Joyce Tombran‐Tink and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Annals of Neurology and Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Masako M. Bilak

26 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Masako M. Bilak 664 377 215 213 198 26 1.3k
Daniela Merlo 834 1.3× 766 2.0× 188 0.9× 150 0.7× 102 0.5× 59 2.0k
Alexander M. Herrmann 673 1.0× 294 0.8× 535 2.5× 122 0.6× 136 0.7× 51 1.6k
Wang Zheng 721 1.1× 343 0.9× 97 0.5× 255 1.2× 136 0.7× 43 1.5k
Rosa Gómez‐Villafuertes 704 1.1× 526 1.4× 329 1.5× 113 0.5× 119 0.6× 59 2.2k
Toshio Masuzawa 635 1.0× 502 1.3× 269 1.3× 114 0.5× 318 1.6× 97 1.7k
Giuseppina D’Alessandro 816 1.2× 216 0.6× 227 1.1× 219 1.0× 113 0.6× 35 1.4k
Virginia Barone 1.3k 1.9× 377 1.0× 67 0.3× 136 0.6× 73 0.4× 49 2.5k
Amy Strickland 620 0.9× 357 0.9× 127 0.6× 76 0.4× 230 1.2× 28 1.6k
Kouko Tatsumi 674 1.0× 348 0.9× 379 1.8× 122 0.6× 61 0.3× 60 1.9k
Aryn Schloemer 652 1.0× 258 0.7× 217 1.0× 301 1.4× 102 0.5× 7 1.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bilak, Masako M., Liejun Wu, Qian Wang, et al.. (2004). PGE2 receptors rescue motor neurons in a model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Annals of Neurology. 56(2). 240–248. 108 indexed citations
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Bilak, Masako M., Waheeda A. Hossain, & D. Kent Morest. (2003). Intracellular fibroblast growth factor produces effects different from those of extracellular application on development of avian cochleovestibular ganglion cells in vitro. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 71(5). 629–647. 11 indexed citations
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Conant, Katherine, Norman J. Haughey, Avindra Nath, et al.. (2002). Matrix metalloproteinase‐1 activates a pertussis toxin‐sensitive signaling pathway that stimulates the release of matrix metalloproteinase‐9. Journal of Neurochemistry. 82(4). 885–893. 30 indexed citations
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Kuncl, Ralph W., Masako M. Bilak, Stephan R. Bilak, et al.. (2002). Pigment epithelium‐derived factor is elevated in CSF of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Neurochemistry. 81(1). 178–184. 53 indexed citations
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Bilak, Masako M. & Ralph W. Kuncl. (2001). Delayed application of IGF-I and GDNF can rescue already injured postnatal motor neurons. Neuroreport. 12(11). 2531–2535. 38 indexed citations
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Bilak, Masako M., Andrea M. Corse, Stephan R. Bilak, et al.. (1999). Pigment Epithelium-derived Factor (PEDF) Protects Motor Neurons from Chronic Glutamate-mediated Neurodegeneration. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 58(7). 719–728. 150 indexed citations
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Corse, Andrea M., et al.. (1999). Preclinical Testing of Neuroprotective Neurotrophic Factors in a Model of Chronic Motor Neuron Degeneration. Neurobiology of Disease. 6(5). 335–346. 83 indexed citations
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Bilak, Masako M., David A. Shifrin, Andrea M. Corse, Stephan R. Bilak, & Ralph W. Kuncl. (1999). Neuroprotective Utility and Neurotrophic Action of Neurturin in Postnatal Motor Neurons: Comparison with GDNF and Persephin. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 13(5). 326–336. 46 indexed citations
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Bilak, Stephan R., Suzanne W. Sernett, Masako M. Bilak, et al.. (1998). Properties of the Novel Intermediate Filament Protein Synemin and Its Identification in Mammalian Muscle. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 355(1). 63–76. 58 indexed citations
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Bilak, Masako M., et al.. (1997). New Growth of Axons in the Cochlear Nucleus of Adult Chinchillas after Acoustic Trauma. Experimental Neurology. 147(2). 256–268. 83 indexed citations
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Mirabella, Massimiliano, Renate B. Alvarez, Masako M. Bilak, W. King Engel, & Valerie Askanas. (1996). Difference in Expression of Phosphorylated Tau Epitopes between Sporadic Inclusion-body Myositis and Hereditary Inclusion-body Myopathies. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 55(7). 774–786. 89 indexed citations
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Bilak, Masako M., Stephan R. Bilak, & D.K. Morest. (1996). Differential expression of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor in the cochlear nucleus of the mouse. Neuroscience. 75(4). 1075–1097. 34 indexed citations
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Askanas, Valerie, et al.. (1995). Human muscle macrophages express β-amyloid precursor and prion proteins and their mRNAs. Neuroreport. 6(7). 1045–1049. 15 indexed citations
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Bilak, Stephan R., Masako M. Bilak, & D. Kent Morest. (1995). NMDA receptor expression in the mouse cerebellar cortex. Synapse. 20(3). 257–268. 14 indexed citations
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Bilak, Masako M., Valerie Askanas, & W. King Engel. (1994). Alpha 1‐antichymotrypsin is strongly immunolocalized at normal human and rat neuromuscular junctions. Synapse. 16(4). 280–283. 6 indexed citations
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Askanas, Valerie, et al.. (1993). Prion protein is strongly immunolocalized at the postsynaptic domain of human normal neuromuscular junctions. Neuroscience Letters. 159(1-2). 111–114. 40 indexed citations
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Bilak, Masako M., Valerie Askanas, & W. King Engel. (1993). Strong immunoreactivity of ?1 co-localizes with ?-amyloid protein and ubiquitin in vacuolated muscle fibers of inclusion-body myositis. Acta Neuropathologica. 85(4). 378–382. 42 indexed citations
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Sussman, Mark A., Masako M. Bilak, Laurence H. Kedes, Werner Engel, & Valerie Askanas. (1993). Tropomodulin Is Highly Concentrated at the Postsynaptic Domain of Human and Rat Neuromuscular Junctions. Experimental Cell Research. 209(2). 388–391. 7 indexed citations
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Askanas, Valerie, et al.. (1993). Prion protein is abnormally accumulated in inclusion-body myositis. Neuroreport. 5(1). 25–28. 49 indexed citations

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