Peter B. Sargent

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

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Peter B. Sargent is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter B. Sargent has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Peter B. Sargent's work include Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (13 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (12 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers). Peter B. Sargent is often cited by papers focused on Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (13 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (12 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers). Peter B. Sargent collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Peter B. Sargent's co-authors include Steven J. Burden, U.J. McMahan, Jon Lindstrom, Darwin K. Berg, Regis B. Kelly, Patrick Williamson, Zach W. Hall, Manohar Ratnam, Jean Rivier and Michael J. Dennis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Peter B. Sargent

33 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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The Diversity of Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors

1993 900 citations Peter B. Sargent Annual Review of Neuroscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter B. Sargent United States	21	2.3k	1.2k	443	263	237	34	2.9k
Hans‐Jürgen Kreienkamp Germany	39	2.8k 1.2×	1.4k 1.2×	243 0.5×	283 1.1×	637 2.7×	92	4.3k
Bianca M. Conti‐Tronconi United States	35	2.0k 0.9×	851 0.7×	587 1.3×	256 1.0×	131 0.6×	85	3.3k
Jim Patrick United States	23	4.4k 1.9×	2.1k 1.8×	151 0.3×	590 2.2×	200 0.8×	32	5.4k
Z. Vogel Israel	26	1.7k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	84 0.2×	404 1.5×	221 0.9×	46	2.5k
Herbert Hildebrandt Germany	32	2.0k 0.9×	937 0.8×	170 0.4×	92 0.3×	551 2.3×	83	3.4k
Evert Karlsson Sweden	36	3.1k 1.3×	810 0.7×	99 0.2×	613 2.3×	309 1.3×	89	3.9k
Marc Ballivet Switzerland	38	5.2k 2.3×	2.1k 1.7×	179 0.4×	763 2.9×	224 0.9×	61	5.8k
Berndt Ehinger Sweden	32	2.5k 1.1×	2.0k 1.7×	314 0.7×	81 0.3×	255 1.1×	121	3.4k
Peter Mobbs United Kingdom	29	1.6k 0.7×	2.0k 1.7×	155 0.3×	33 0.1×	180 0.8×	46	3.3k
Veit Witzemann Germany	33	2.9k 1.3×	1.7k 1.4×	57 0.1×	237 0.9×	517 2.2×	87	3.8k

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Sargent, Peter B., et al.. (2011). α7-Containing and Non-α7-Containing Nicotinic Receptors Respond Differently to Spillover of Acetylcholine. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(42). 14920–14930. 9 indexed citations

Sargent, Peter B.. (2009). Nicotinic Receptors Concentrated in the Subsynaptic Membrane Do Not Contribute Significantly to Synaptic Currents at an Embryonic Synapse in the Chicken Ciliary Ganglion. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(12). 3749–3759. 11 indexed citations

Sargent, Peter B., Chiara Saviane, Thomas A. Nielsen, David A. DiGregorio, & R. Angus Silver. (2005). Rapid Vesicular Release, Quantal Variability, and Spillover Contribute to the Precision and Reliability of Transmission at a Glomerular Synapse. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(36). 8173–8187. 76 indexed citations

Rogers, Marc & Peter B. Sargent. (2003). Rapid activation of presynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by nerve‐released transmitter. European Journal of Neuroscience. 18(11). 2946–2956. 6 indexed citations

Nguyen, Don X. & Peter B. Sargent. (2002). Synaptic vesicle recycling at two classes of release sites in giant nerve terminals of the embryonic chicken ciliary ganglion. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 448(2). 128–137. 10 indexed citations

Dourado, Michelle & Peter B. Sargent. (2002). Properties of Nicotinic Receptors Underlying Renshaw Cell Excitation by α-Motor Neurons in Neonatal Rat Spinal Cord. Journal of Neurophysiology. 87(6). 3117–3125. 28 indexed citations

Sargent, Peter B., et al.. (1996). Synaptic and extrasynaptic distribution of two distinct populations of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor clusters in the frog cardiac ganglion. Journal of Neurocytology. 25(1). 67–77. 16 indexed citations

Sargent, Peter B. & Evelyn N. Garrett. (1995). The characterization of α-bungarotoxin receptors on the surface of parasympathetic neurons in the frog heart. Brain Research. 680(1-2). 99–107. 10 indexed citations

Sargent, Peter B.. (1994). Double-Label Immunofluorescence with the Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope Using Cyanine Dyes. NeuroImage. 1(4). 288–295. 19 indexed citations

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Sargent, Peter B., et al.. (1993). One hundred hockey years : the history of the first one hundred years of the Tulse Hill Hockey Club 1893-1993. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

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Sargent, Peter B.. (1993). The Diversity of Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors. Annual Review of Neuroscience. 16(1). 403–443. 900 indexed citations breakdown →

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Streichert, Laura C. & Peter B. Sargent. (1992). The role of acetylcholinesterase in denervation supersensitivity in the frog cardiac ganglion.. The Journal of Physiology. 445(1). 249–260. 15 indexed citations

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Streichert, Laura C. & Peter B. Sargent. (1990). Differential effects of denervation on acetylcholinesterase activity in parasympathetic and sympathetic ganglia of the frog,Rana pipiens. Journal of Neurobiology. 21(6). 938–949. 8 indexed citations

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Streichert, Laura C. & Peter B. Sargent. (1989). Bouton ultrastructure and synaptic growth in a frog autonomic ganglion. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 281(1). 159–168. 27 indexed citations

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Sargent, Peter B.. (1989). What distinguishes axons from dendrites? Neurons know more than we do. Trends in Neurosciences. 12(6). 203–205. 37 indexed citations

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Sargent, Peter B., et al.. (1988). Denervation alters the size, number, and distribution of clusters of acetylcholine receptorlike molecules on frog cardiac ganglion neurons. Neuron. 1(9). 877–886. 24 indexed citations

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Lindstrom, Jon, Manuel Criado, Manohar Ratnam, et al.. (1987). Using Monoclonal Antibodies to Determine the Structures of Acetylcholine Receptors from Electric Organs, Muscles, and Neurons^a. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 505(1). 208–225. 25 indexed citations

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Sargent, Peter B., et al.. (1984). Structure and transmembrane nature of the acetylcholine receptor in amphibian skeletal muscle as revealed by cross-reacting monoclonal antibodies.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 98(2). 609–618. 72 indexed citations

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Sargent, Peter B.. (1977). Synthesis of acetylcholine by excitatory motoneurons in central nervous system of the leech. Journal of Neurophysiology. 40(2). 453–460. 46 indexed citations

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Berg, Darwin K., Regis B. Kelly, Peter B. Sargent, Patrick Williamson, & Zach W. Hall. (1972). Binding of α-Bungarotoxin to Acetylcholine Receptors In Mammalian Muscle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 69(1). 147–151. 246 indexed citations

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