Morton Levitt

6.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
52 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Morton Levitt is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Morton Levitt has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 9 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Morton Levitt's work include Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (9 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (5 papers) and Schizophrenia research and treatment (5 papers). Morton Levitt is often cited by papers focused on Bipolar Disorder and Treatment (9 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (5 papers) and Schizophrenia research and treatment (5 papers). Morton Levitt collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Morton Levitt's co-authors include Sidney Udenfriend, Toshiharu Nagatsu, Albert Sjoerdsma, Sydney Spector, Robert A. Squire, Miron Baron, James W. Gibb, John W. Daly, Toshiharu Nagatsu and Masayuki Ikeda and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation Research.

In The Last Decade

Morton Levitt

51 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Tyrosine Hydroxylase

1964 1.7k citations Morton Levitt, Sidney Udenfriend et al. profile →
ELUCIDATION OF THE RATE-LIMITING STEP IN NOREPINEPHRINE BIOSYNTHESIS IN THE PERFUSED GUINEA-PIG HEART

1965 879 citations Morton Levitt, Sydney Spector et al. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics profile →
A rapid and simple radioassay for tyrosine hydroxylase activity

1964 450 citations Morton Levitt, Sidney Udenfriend et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Morton Levitt United States	22	1.7k	1.7k	1.0k	554	487	52	4.6k
Sydney Spector United States	40	2.2k 1.3×	1.8k 1.1×	1.2k 1.2×	392 0.7×	157 0.3×	103	5.4k
Cyrus R. Creveling United States	35	1.4k 0.8×	2.2k 1.3×	561 0.5×	373 0.7×	159 0.3×	121	4.5k
H. McIlwain United Kingdom	43	2.7k 1.6×	2.6k 1.5×	798 0.8×	452 0.8×	477 1.0×	166	5.5k
H. S. Bachelard United Kingdom	33	1.6k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	793 0.8×	366 0.7×	415 0.9×	93	3.7k
V. Gene Erwin United States	31	1.9k 1.1×	2.0k 1.2×	1.0k 1.0×	538 1.0×	359 0.7×	101	4.5k
Theodore L. Sourkes Canada	40	2.0k 1.2×	1.6k 0.9×	814 0.8×	610 1.1×	261 0.5×	258	5.5k
Richard Rodnight United Kingdom	32	1.7k 1.0×	2.1k 1.3×	554 0.5×	281 0.5×	183 0.4×	133	4.2k
Dora B. Goldstein United States	31	1.9k 1.1×	1.8k 1.1×	666 0.6×	442 0.8×	198 0.4×	64	4.2k
Kinya Kuriyama Japan	36	2.1k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	340 0.6×	181 0.4×	192	4.1k
M. H. Aprison United States	37	3.3k 1.9×	2.2k 1.3×	889 0.9×	447 0.8×	253 0.5×	102	4.9k

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Robinson, Philip G., et al.. (2018). A large drawing of a nephron for teaching medical students renal physiology, histology, and pharmacology. AJP Advances in Physiology Education. 42(2). 192–199. 10 indexed citations

Levitt, Morton & Julien Mendlewicz. (2015). A Genetic Study of Plasma Dopamine �-Hydroxylase in Affective Disorder. PubMed. 10. 89–98.

Baron, Miron, Neil Risch, Morton Levitt, & Rhoda Gruen. (1985). Genetic analysis of platelet monoamine oxidase activity in families of schizophrenic patients. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 19(1). 9–21. 13 indexed citations

Baron, Miron, Rhoda Gruen, Morton Levitt, & John M. Kane. (1984). Platelet monoamine oxidase and clinical phenomenology of schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research. 11(3). 205–209. 8 indexed citations

Levitt, Morton, Sharon Kowalik, & Amiram I. Barkai. (1983). Measurement of tritiated norepinephrine metabolism in intact rat brain. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 8(2). 155–160. 3 indexed citations

Levitt, Morton, Chyren Hunter, & Miron Baron. (1982). Assay of Human Erythrocyte Catechol-<i>o</i>-Methyltransferase Activity with Naturally Occurring Catecholamines as Substrates. Neuropsychobiology. 8(5). 276–279. 11 indexed citations

Reid, Nancy & Morton Levitt. (1978). A Simple Nonparametric Test for Trend: An Example Based on a Biological Model for Cancer of the Pancreas. Biometrical Journal. 20(5). 503–509. 4 indexed citations

Walker, Harry A., et al.. (1976). Catechol-O-Methyltransferase activity in psychotic children. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 6(3). 263–268. 11 indexed citations

Shargel, Leon, et al.. (1976). Rapid Procedure for Assessment of Compounds that Modify Uptake and Release of Tritiated Norepinephrine. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 65(10). 1556–1558. 1 indexed citations

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Squire, Robert A. & Morton Levitt. (1975). Report of a workshop on classification of specific hepatocellular lesions in rats.. PubMed. 35(11 Pt 1). 3214–23. 321 indexed citations

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Levitt, Morton, et al.. (1974). Plasma Dopamine-β-Hydroxylase Activity in Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Subjects. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine. 4(1). 48–52. 4 indexed citations

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Levitt, Morton, et al.. (1974). STUDIES ON THE PHYSIOLOGIC DISPOSITION AND ACTIVITY OF PHENYLPROPANOLAMINES IN THE MOUSE. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 2(2). 187–193. 16 indexed citations

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Nagatsu, Toshiharu, et al.. (1968). Factors Influencing Dopamine β-Hydroxylase Activity and Epinephrine Levels in Guinea Pig Adrenal Gland. The Journal of Biochemistry. 64(1). 39–43. 8 indexed citations

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Daly, John W., Morton Levitt, Gordon Guroff, & Sidney Udenfriend. (1968). Isotope studies on the mechanism of action of adrenal tyrosine hydroxylase. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 126(2). 593–598. 23 indexed citations

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Levitt, Morton, James W. Gibb, John W. Daly, Morris A. Lipton, & Sidney Udenfriend. (1967). A new class of tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitors and a simple assay of inhibition in vivo. Biochemical Pharmacology. 16(7). 1313–1321. 103 indexed citations

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Ikeda, Masayuki, Morton Levitt, & Sidney Udenfriend. (1967). Phenylalanine as substrate and inhibitor of tyrosine hydroxylase. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 120(2). 420–427. 83 indexed citations

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Guroff, Gordon, Morton Levitt, John W. Daly, & Sidney Udenfriend. (1966). The production of meta-tritiotyrosine from p-tritiophenylalanine by phenylalanine hydroxylase. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 25(2). 253–259. 38 indexed citations

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Levitt, Morton, Sydney Spector, Albert Sjoerdsma, & Sidney Udenfriend. (1965). ELUCIDATION OF THE RATE-LIMITING STEP IN NOREPINEPHRINE BIOSYNTHESIS IN THE PERFUSED GUINEA-PIG HEART. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 148(1). 1–8. 879 indexed citations breakdown →

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Harrison, William, Morton Levitt, & Sidney Udenfriend. (1963). NOREPINEPHRINE SYNTHESIS AND RELEASE IN VIVO MEDIATED BY 3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENETHYLAMINE. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 142(2). 157–162. 41 indexed citations

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Creveling, Cyrus R., et al.. (1962). An alternative route for biosynthesis of norepinephrine. Life Sciences. 1(10). 523–526. 31 indexed citations

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