Megumi Aita

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Megumi Aita is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Megumi Aita has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Megumi Aita's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (10 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (6 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (6 papers). Megumi Aita is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (10 papers), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (6 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (6 papers). Megumi Aita collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Bulgaria. Megumi Aita's co-authors include Charles Chavkin, Mei Xu, Michael R. Bruchas, Benjamin B. Land, Garret D. Stuber, Alice M. Stamatakis, Pranish A. Kantak, Sabiha K. Barot, Shuang Li and Randall L. Ung and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Megumi Aita

22 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Visualizing Hypothalamic Network Dynamics for Appetitive and Consummatory Behaviors

2015 399 citations Joshua H. Jennings, Randall L. Ung et al. Cell profile →

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Davor Stanić Australia

Russell Ray United States

Ju-en Zhang China

Kerstin H. Lundgren United States

Frank J. Meye Netherlands

Yousheng Jia United States

Ramon Tasan Austria

Jackson J. Cone United States

Valeriy Sergeyev Russia

Marie‐Jeanne Brisorgueil France

Davor Stanić Australia

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Lee, Hyeong-Min, Megumi Aita, Noah Sciaky, et al.. (2020). A small-molecule screen reveals novel modulators of MeCP2 and X-chromosome inactivation maintenance. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 12(1). 29–29. 20 indexed citations

McCoy, Eric S., Bonnie Taylor‐Blake, Megumi Aita, et al.. (2017). Enhanced Nociception in Angelman Syndrome Model Mice. Journal of Neuroscience. 37(42). 10230–10239. 13 indexed citations

Berrios, Janet, Alice M. Stamatakis, Pranish A. Kantak, et al.. (2016). Loss of UBE3A from TH-expressing neurons suppresses GABA co-release and enhances VTA-NAc optical self-stimulation. Nature Communications. 7(1). 10702–10702. 52 indexed citations

Yu, Dongfang, Richard M. Davis, Megumi Aita, et al.. (2016). Characterization of Rat Meibomian Gland Ion and Fluid Transport. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 57(4). 2328–2328. 15 indexed citations

Jennings, Joshua H., Randall L. Ung, Shanna L. Resendez, et al.. (2015). Visualizing Hypothalamic Network Dynamics for Appetitive and Consummatory Behaviors. Cell. 160(3). 516–527. 399 indexed citations breakdown →

Aita, Megumi, Margaret R. Byers, Charles Chavkin, & Mei Xu. (2010). Trigeminal Injury Causes kappa Opioid-Dependent Allodynic, Glial and Immune Cell Responses in Mice. Molecular Pain. 6. 8–8. 42 indexed citations

Land, Benjamin B., Michael R. Bruchas, Selena S. Schattauer, et al.. (2009). Activation of the kappa opioid receptor in the dorsal raphe nucleus mediates the aversive effects of stress and reinstates drug seeking. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(45). 19168–19173. 237 indexed citations

Aita, Megumi, Takeyasu Maeda, & Kenji Seo. (2008). The effect of neonatal capsaicin treatment on the CGRP-immunoreaction in the trigeminal subnucleus caudalis of mice. Biomedical Research. 29(1). 33–42. 6 indexed citations

Xu, Mei, Megumi Aita, & Charles Chavkin. (2008). Partial Infraorbital Nerve Ligation as a Model of Trigeminal Nerve Injury in the Mouse: Behavioral, Neural, and Glial Reactions. Journal of Pain. 9(11). 1036–1048. 108 indexed citations

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Harada, Fumiko, Megumi Aita, Isao Saito, et al.. (2007). Involvement of neurotrophin‐4/5 in regeneration of the periodontal Ruffini endings at the early stage. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 501(3). 400–412. 7 indexed citations

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Bruchas, Michael R., Benjamin B. Land, Megumi Aita, et al.. (2007). Stress-Induced p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation Mediates κ-Opioid-Dependent Dysphoria. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(43). 11614–11623. 232 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Akiko, et al.. (2007). Immunolocalization of aquaporin-1 in the mechanoreceptive Ruffini endings in the periodontal ligament. Brain Research. 1157. 32–40. 22 indexed citations

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Aita, Megumi, Yoshiro Kawano, & Takeyasu Maeda. (2006). Expression of GDNF and its receptors in the periodontal mechanoreceptor. Neuroscience Letters. 400(1-2). 25–29. 6 indexed citations

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Igarashi, Yasushi, Megumi Aita, Akiko Suzuki, et al.. (2006). Involvement of GDNF and its receptors in the maturation of the periodontal Ruffini endings. Neuroscience Letters. 412(3). 222–226. 5 indexed citations

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Aita, Megumi, Kenji Seo, Naoshi Fujiwara, Ritsuo Takagi, & Takeyasu Maeda. (2005). Postnatal changes in the spatial distributions of substance P and neurokinin-1 receptor in the trigeminal subnucleus caudalis of mice. Developmental Brain Research. 155(1). 33–41. 7 indexed citations

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Amizuka, Norio, Kayoko Nozawa‐Inoue, Akiko Suzuki, et al.. (2005). Histochemical evidences on the chronological alterations of the hypertrophic zone of mandibular condylar cartilage. Microscopy Research and Technique. 67(6). 325–335. 7 indexed citations

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Maruyama, Yuko, Fumiko Harada, Isao Saito, et al.. (2005). Neurotrophin-4/5-depletion induces a delay in maturation of the periodontal Ruffini endings in mice. Archives of Histology and Cytology. 68(4). 267–288. 12 indexed citations

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Harada, Fumiko, et al.. (2003). Involvement of brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the development of periodontal Ruffini endings. The Anatomical Record Part A Discoveries in Molecular Cellular and Evolutionary Biology. 274A(1). 807–816. 19 indexed citations

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Iijima, Kenji, Fumiko Harada, Kooji Hanada, et al.. (2003). Temporal expression of immunoreactivity for heat shock protein 25 (Hsp25) in the rat periodontal ligament following transection of the inferior alveolar nerve. Brain Research. 979(1-2). 146–152. 8 indexed citations

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Kawano, Yoshiro, Ritsuo Takagi, Megumi Aita, et al.. (2001). The Exact Expression of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) in Trigeminal Ganglion and Dental Pulp.. Archives of Histology and Cytology. 64(5). 503–511. 18 indexed citations

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