Ruth Heidelberger

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Ruth Heidelberger is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth Heidelberger has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 24 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Ruth Heidelberger's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (25 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (24 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (16 papers). Ruth Heidelberger is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (25 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (24 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (16 papers). Ruth Heidelberger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Mexico. Ruth Heidelberger's co-authors include Gary Matthews, Erwin Neher, Christian Heinemann, Wallace B. Thoreson, Paul Witkovsky, Katalin Rábl, Zhenyu Zhou, Ellen Townes‐Anderson, Roger Janz and David M. Sherry and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ruth Heidelberger

45 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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Calcium dependence of the rate of exocytosis in a synaptic terminal

1994 614 citations Ruth Heidelberger, Christian Heinemann et al. Nature profile →

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Thomas Dresbach Germany

Jeong-Seop Rhee Germany

Felix E. Schweizer United States

Hans‐Christian Kornau Germany

Andreas Königstorfer Germany

Wataru Kakegawa Japan

Thorsten Trimbuch Germany

Susanne tom Dieck Germany

Amin Derouiche Germany

Joost H. Heeroma Netherlands

Thomas Dresbach Germany

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Heidelberger, Ruth, et al.. (2024). Syntaxin 3B: A SNARE Protein Required for Vision. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(19). 10665–10665.

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Gonzalez, Ricardo J., Elizabeth Sánchez, Marco A. Ramos, et al.. (2021). SNAP23 is essential for platelet and mast cell development and required in connective tissue mast cells for anaphylaxis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 296. 100268–100268. 5 indexed citations

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Heidelberger, Ruth, Maxim Kozhemyakin, Xiaoqin Liu, et al.. (2020). Roles of syntaxin3 in the inner retina. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 61(7). 3480–3480. 1 indexed citations

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Janz, Roger, et al.. (2019). Simultaneous Release of Multiple Vesicles from Rods Involves Synaptic Ribbons and Syntaxin 3B. Biophysical Journal. 118(4). 967–979. 14 indexed citations

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Sánchez, Elizabeth, David McNeill, Marco A. Ramos, et al.. (2018). Syntaxin 3, but not syntaxin 4, is required for mast cell–regulated exocytosis, where it plays a primary role mediating compound exocytosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(9). 3012–3023. 26 indexed citations

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Thoreson, Wallace B., et al.. (2017). Two Pools of Vesicles Associated with Synaptic Ribbons Are Molecularly Prepared for Release. Biophysical Journal. 113(10). 2281–2298. 16 indexed citations

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Ramos, Marco A., Daniel C. Moreira, David McNeill, et al.. (2017). Munc13 proteins control regulated exocytosis in mast cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293(1). 345–358. 25 indexed citations

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Byrne, John H., Ruth Heidelberger, & M. Neal Waxham. (2014). From molecules to networks : an introduction to cellular and molecular neuroscience. Elsevier eBooks. 64 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaoqin, Ruth Heidelberger, & Roger Janz. (2014). Phosphorylation of syntaxin 3B by CaMKII regulates the formation of t-SNARE complexes. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 60. 53–62. 29 indexed citations

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Zhou, Zhenyu, Pratima Thakur, Alejandro J. Vila, et al.. (2010). SV2 Acts via Presynaptic Calcium to Regulate Neurotransmitter Release. Neuron. 66(6). 884–895. 94 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaoqin, et al.. (2010). Syntaxin 3B is essential for the exocytosis of synaptic vesicles in ribbon synapses of the retina. Neuroscience. 166(3). 832–841. 35 indexed citations

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Vila, Alejandro J., et al.. (2008). Synaptic vesicle dynamics in mouse rod bipolar cells. Visual Neuroscience. 25(4). 523–533. 18 indexed citations

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Heidelberger, Ruth. (2007). Electrophysiological approaches to the study of neuronal exocytosis and synaptic vesicle dynamics. Reviews of physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology. 143. 1–80. 11 indexed citations

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Heidelberger, Ruth, Wallace B. Thoreson, & Paul Witkovsky. (2005). Synaptic transmission at retinal ribbon synapses. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. 24(6). 682–720. 178 indexed citations

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Heidelberger, Ruth, et al.. (2003). Differential distribution of synaptotagmin immunoreactivity among synapses in the goldfish, salamander, and mouse retina. Visual Neuroscience. 20(1). 37–49. 28 indexed citations

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Heidelberger, Ruth, et al.. (2002). Differential Labeling of Endocytotic Proteins Among Synapses in the Goldfish and Mouse Retina. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 43(13). 3769–3769. 1 indexed citations

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Heidelberger, Ruth. (2000). Bipolar Cells in the Spotlight. Neuron. 25(1). 2–4. 1 indexed citations

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Heinemann, Christian, et al.. (1998). Comparison of Secretory Responses as Measured by Membrane Capacitance and by Amperometry. Biophysical Journal. 74(4). 2100–2113. 68 indexed citations

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Heidelberger, Ruth & Gary Matthews. (1997). A requirement for MgATP in endocytosis and pool refilling, but not in late of exocytosis. Biophysical Journal. 72(2). 2 indexed citations

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Heidelberger, Ruth, Christian Heinemann, Erwin Neher, & Gary Matthews. (1994). Calcium dependence of the rate of exocytosis in a synaptic terminal. Nature. 371(6497). 513–515. 614 indexed citations breakdown →

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