Purnima Deshpande

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

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Purnima Deshpande is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Purnima Deshpande has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 3 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Purnima Deshpande's work include Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (13 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (11 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers). Purnima Deshpande is often cited by papers focused on Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (13 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (11 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers). Purnima Deshpande collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Purnima Deshpande's co-authors include Henry A. Lester, Cesar Labarca, Raad Nashmi, Michael J. Marks, Allan C. Collins, Sheri McKinney, Paul Whiteaker, Johannes Schwarz, Andrew R. Tapper and Mark W. Nowak and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Purnima Deshpande

29 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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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.

Nicotine Activation of α4* Receptors: Sufficient for Reward, Tolerance, and Sensitization

2004 539 citations Andrew R. Tapper, Sheri McKinney et al. Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Bidirectional dopamine modulation of excitatory and inhibitory synaptic inputs to subthalamic neuron subsets containing α4β2 or α7 nAChRs 2019 ·Neuropharmacology ·Chunyi Zhou, (unknown), (unknown), Yan Xiang, Purnima Deshpande, Cheng Xiao, Henry A. Lester	14
2	TC299423, a Novel Agonist for Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors 2017 ·Frontiers in Pharmacology ·(unknown), Brandon J. Henderson, George Voren, Charles R. Wageman, Purnima Deshpande, Bruce Cohen, Sharon R. Grady, Michael J. Marks, Daniel Yohannes, Paul J. Kenny, Merouane Bencherif, Henry A. Lester	7
3	Reliable Identification of Living Dopaminergic Neurons in Midbrain Cultures Using RNA Sequencing and TH-promoter-driven eGFP Expression 2017 ·Journal of Visualized Experiments ·Beverley M. Henley, Bruce Cohen, (unknown), (unknown), Rahul Srinivasan, Sheri McKinney, Purnima Deshpande, Henry A. Lester	7
4	Smoking-Relevant Nicotine Concentration Attenuates the Unfolded Protein Response in Dopaminergic Neurons 2016 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Rahul Srinivasan, Beverley M. Henley, Brandon J. Henderson, Tim Indersmitten, Bruce Cohen, (unknown), Sheri McKinney, Purnima Deshpande, Cheng Xiao, Henry A. Lester	42
5	Effects of Menthol on α3β4∗ Nicotinic Receptors 2016 ·Biophysical Journal ·(unknown), Elisha D.W. Mackey, Sheri McKinney, Purnima Deshpande, Brandon J. Henderson, Gabriel Biener, Valerică Raicu, Henry A. Lester	1
6	Nicotinic Receptor Subtype-Selective Circuit Patterns in the Subthalamic Nucleus 2015 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Cheng Xiao, Julie M. Miwa, Brandon J. Henderson, Ying Wang, Purnima Deshpande, Sheri McKinney, Henry A. Lester	28
7	Differential Expression and Function of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Subdivisions of Medial Habenula 2014 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown), Staci E. Engle, (unknown), Purnima Deshpande, Nyssa L. Puskar, Henry A. Lester, Ryan M. Drenan	99
8	Chronic Nicotine Cell Specifically Upregulates Functional α4* Nicotinic Receptors: Basis for Both Tolerance in Midbrain and Enhanced Long-Term Potentiation in Perforant Path 2007 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Raad Nashmi, Cheng Xiao, Purnima Deshpande, Sheri McKinney, Sharon R. Grady, Paul Whiteaker, Qi Huang, Tristan McClure‐Begley, Jon Lindstrom, Cesar Labarca, Allan C. Collins, Michael J. Marks, Henry A. Lester	216
9	Genetic Approaches Identify Differential Roles for α4β2* Nicotinic Receptors in Acute Models of Antinociception in Mice 2007 ·Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ·M. Imad Damaj, Carlos Fonck, Michael J. Marks, Purnima Deshpande, Cesar Labarca, Henry A. Lester, Allan C. Collins, Billy R. Martin	49
10	Novel Seizure Phenotype and Sleep Disruptions in Knock-In Mice with Hypersensitive α4^Nicotinic Receptors 2005 ·Journal of Neuroscience* ·Carlos Fonck, Bruce Cohen, Raad Nashmi, Paul Whiteaker, Daniel A. Wagenaar, (unknown), Purnima Deshpande, Sheri McKinney, (unknown), (unknown), Cesar Labarca, Allan C. Collins, Michael J. Marks, Henry A. Lester	73
11	Nicotine Activation of α4* Receptors: Sufficient for Reward, Tolerance, and Sensitization breakdown → 2004 ·Science ·Andrew R. Tapper, Sheri McKinney, Raad Nashmi, Johannes Schwarz, Purnima Deshpande, Cesar Labarca, Paul Whiteaker, Michael J. Marks, Allan C. Collins, Henry A. Lester	539
12	Increased sensitivity to agonist-induced seizures, straub tail, and hippocampal theta rhythm in knock-in mice carrying hypersensitive alpha 4 nicotinic receptors. 2003 ·PubMed ·Carlos Fonck, Raad Nashmi, Purnima Deshpande, M. Imad Damaj, Michael J. Marks, Anett Riedel, Johannes Schwarz, Allan C. Collins, Cesar Labarca, Henry A. Lester	49
13	Channel gating governed symmetrically by conserved leucine residues in the M2 domain of nicotinic receptors 1995 ·Nature ·Cesar Labarca, Mark W. Nowak, Haiyun Zhang, (unknown), Purnima Deshpande, Henry A. Lester	259
14	DMSO resolves certain compressions and signal dropouts in fluorescent dye labeled primer-based DNA sequencing reactions 1995 ·DNA sequence ·Donald Seto, Jason Seto, Purnima Deshpande, L Hood	9
15	Organization, Sequence, and Function of 34.5 kb of Genomic DNA Encompassing Several Murine T-Cell Receptor α/δ Variable Gene Segments 1994 ·Genomics ·Donald Seto, Ben F. Koop, Purnima Deshpande, Stephen C. Howard, Jason Seto, (unknown), Kai Wang, Leroy Hood	10
16	Sequence length and error analysis of Sequenase and automated Taq cycle sequencing methods. 1993 ·PubMed ·Ben F. Koop, Linda Rowan, (unknown), Purnima Deshpande, (unknown), L Hood	38
17	AMINO ACID IMBALANCE ON LOW FIBRIN DIETS 1958 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Purnima Deshpande, A.E. Harper, C. A. Elvehjem	21
18	AMINO ACID IMBALANCE AND NITROGEN RETENTION 1958 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Purnima Deshpande, A.E. Harper, C.A. Elvehjem	30
19	Nutritional Improvement of White Flour with Protein and Amino Acid Supplements 1957 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Purnima Deshpande, A.E. Harper, C.A. Elvehjem	17
20	Further Observations on the Improvement of Polished Rice with Protein and Amino Acid Supplements 1955 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Purnima Deshpande, A.E. Harper, (unknown), C. A. Elvehjem	37

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