Merle L. Blank

7.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
129 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Merle L. Blank is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Merle L. Blank has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Molecular Biology, 60 papers in Biochemistry and 36 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Merle L. Blank's work include Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (51 papers), Fatty Acid Research and Health (31 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (28 papers). Merle L. Blank is often cited by papers focused on Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (51 papers), Fatty Acid Research and Health (31 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (28 papers). Merle L. Blank collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. Merle L. Blank's co-authors include Fred Snyder, O. S. Privett, Veronica Fitzgerald, Robert L. Wykle, Edgar A. Cress, Boyd Malone, Mitchell Robinson, Ten‐ching Lee, J. A. Schmit and E. E. Muirhead and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Biochemistry and Analytical Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Merle L. Blank

127 papers receiving 5.5k citations

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Antihypertensive activity of an alkyl ether analog of phosphatidylcholine

1979 450 citations Merle L. Blank, Fred Snyder et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Altered Platelet-Activating Factor Levels and Acetylhydrolase Activities Are Associated With Increasing Severity of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia 1996 ·The American Journal of the Medical Sciences ·Mark S. Gaylord, Zigrida L. Smith, Vichien Lorch, Merle L. Blank, Fred Snyder	5
2	Biosynthesis of Platelet-Activating Factor and Enzyme Inhibitors 1996 ·Advances in experimental medicine and biology ·Fred Snyder, Veronica Fitzgerald, Merle L. Blank	30
3	Generation of the Precursor (Lyso-PAF) of Platelet-Activating Factor via a CoA-Dependent Transacylase 1995 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Merle L. Blank, Veronica Fitzgerald, Zigrida L. Smith, Fred Snyder	6
4	The CoA-independent transacylase in PAF biosynthesis: tissue distribution and molecular species selectivity 1995 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism ·Merle L. Blank, Zigrida L. Smith, Veronica Fitzgerald, Fred Snyder	22
5	Molecular species of ethanolamine plasmalogens and transacylase activity in rat tissues are altered by fish oil diets 1994 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism ·Merle L. Blank, Zigrida L. Smith, Edgar A. Cress, Fred Snyder	20
6	Arachidonate-containing triacylglycerols: biosynthesis and a lipolytic mechanism for the release and transfer of arachidonate to phospholipids in HL-60 cells 1993 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism ·Merle L. Blank, Zigrida L. Smith, Fred Snyder	21
7	Meats and Fish Consumed in the American Diet Contain Substantial Amounts of Ether-Linked Phospholipids 1992 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Merle L. Blank, Edgar A. Cress, Zigrida L. Smith, Fred Snyder	65
8	Contributing factors in the trafficking of [3H]arachidonate between phospholipids 1992 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism ·Merle L. Blank, Zigrida L. Smith, Fred Snyder	23
9	The role of transacylases in the metabolism of arachidonate and platelet activating factor 1992 ·Progress in Lipid Research ·Fred Snyder, Ten‐ching Lee, Merle L. Blank	70
10	[14] Chromatographic analysis of phospholipase reaction products 1991 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Merle L. Blank, Fred Snyder	6
11	Acylation of alkyllysophospholipids by Fischer sarcoma microsomes 1991 ·Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics ·Ten‐ching Lee, Merle L. Blank, Veronica Fitzgerald, Fred Snyder	4
12	Synthesis and antineoplastic properties of ether-linked thioglycolipids 1990 ·Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·(unknown), Robert Bittman, Zachary Smith, Merle L. Blank, Fred H. Snyder, (unknown), H. Salari	32
13	Thin-layer and high-performance liquid chromatographic separation of glycerolipid subclasses as benzoates 1990 ·Journal of Chromatography A ·Merle L. Blank, Edgar A. Cress, Veronica Fitzgerald, Fred Snyder	10
14	Characterization of the enzymatic hydrolysis of acetate from alkylacetylglycerols in the de novo pathway of PAF biosynthesis 1990 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism ·Merle L. Blank, Zigrida L. Smith, Edgar A. Cress, Fred Snyder	13
15	Platelet‐Activating Factor and Related Ether Lipid Mediators Biological Activities, Metabolism, and Regulation^a 1989 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Fred Snyder, (unknown), Merle L. Blank	13
16	Acylation of lysophospholipids by rabbit alveolar macrophages. Specificities of CoA-dependent and CoA-independent reactions. 1985 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Mitchell Robinson, Merle L. Blank, Fred Snyder	135
17	Methanol toxicity and elevated formate levels in the marmoset 1983 ·Merle L. Blank, Edgar A. Cress, Fred H. Snyder	1
18	Sequential changes in phospholipid composition and synthesis in lungs exposed to nitrogen dioxide. 1978 ·Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) ·Merle L. Blank, Walden E. Dalbey, Paul Nettesheim, Janet E. Price, Donald A. Creasia, Fred Snyder	25
19	Enzymic synthesis of ethanolamine plasmalogens from an O‐alkyl glycerolipid 1971 ·FEBS Letters ·Merle L. Blank, Robert L. Wykle, Fred Snyder	24
20	The biosynthesis of plasmalogens in a cell‐free system 1970 ·FEBS Letters ·Robert L. Wykle, Merle L. Blank, Fred Snyder	25

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