T. Melander

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

T. Melander is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, T. Melander has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 11 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in T. Melander's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (30 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (18 papers) and Cardiovascular, Neuropeptides, and Oxidative Stress Research (10 papers). T. Melander is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (30 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (18 papers) and Cardiovascular, Neuropeptides, and Oxidative Stress Research (10 papers). T. Melander collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Canada. T. Melander's co-authors include Tomas Hökfelt, Åke Rökaeus, William A. Staines, Menek Goldstein, Tamás Bartfai, Zsuzsanna Wiesenfeld‐Hallin, Marcelo J. Villar, Kazuhiko Tatemoto, Viktor Mutt and Björn Meister and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

In The Last Decade

T. Melander

34 papers receiving 4.9k citations

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Distribution of galaninlike immunoreactivity in the rat central nervous system

1986 638 citations T. Melander, Tomas Hökfelt et al. The Journal of Comparative Neurology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
T. Melander Sweden	26	4.5k	2.8k	1.5k	994	969	34	5.0k
Åke Rökaeus Sweden	29	5.3k 1.2×	3.3k 1.2×	1.7k 1.2×	1.3k 1.3×	1.2k 1.2×	80	5.9k
Bibie M. Chronwall United States	28	2.9k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	261 0.2×	1.1k 1.1×	631 0.7×	83	4.0k
W. John Sheward United Kingdom	28	1.5k 0.3×	802 0.3×	234 0.2×	1.1k 1.1×	344 0.4×	42	2.7k
Tomas H�kfelt Sweden	21	2.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	389 0.3×	374 0.4×	164 0.2×	26	2.8k
Yahē Shiotani Japan	26	1.4k 0.3×	753 0.3×	238 0.2×	706 0.7×	392 0.4×	68	2.2k
José Ángel Narváez Spain	29	1.8k 0.4×	1.3k 0.4×	341 0.2×	559 0.6×	175 0.2×	130	2.6k
Tamäs J. Görcs Hungary	28	2.3k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	177 0.1×	454 0.5×	277 0.3×	53	3.2k
WH Oertel Germany	25	2.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	217 0.1×	340 0.3×	183 0.2×	52	3.6k
Katalin Köves Hungary	21	1.5k 0.3×	651 0.2×	370 0.2×	344 0.3×	863 0.9×	77	2.1k
John K. McDonald United States	27	1.3k 0.3×	612 0.2×	260 0.2×	568 0.6×	620 0.6×	39	2.0k

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Melander, T., et al.. (1991). Distribution of opioidergic, sympathetic and neuropeptide Y-positive nerves in the sphincter of Oddi and biliary tree of the monkey, Macaca fascicularis. Cell and Tissue Research. 266(3). 597–604. 6 indexed citations

Melander, T., C. Köhler, S. Nilsson, et al.. (1989). Autoradiographic quantitation and anatomical mapping of 125I-galanin binding sites in the rat central nervous system.. PubMed. 1(4). 213–33. 181 indexed citations

Köhler, C., et al.. (1989). Autoradiographic mapping of galanin receptors in the monkey brain.. PubMed. 2(5). 269–84. 45 indexed citations

Sundström, Erik, Trevor Archer, T. Melander, & Tomas Hökfelt. (1988). Galanin impairs acquisition but not retrieval of spatial memory in rats studied in the Morris swim maze. Neuroscience Letters. 88(3). 331–335. 112 indexed citations

Sundström, Erik & T. Melander. (1988). Effects of galanin on 5-HT neurons in the rat CNS. European Journal of Pharmacology. 146(2-3). 327–329. 44 indexed citations

Staines, William A., Björn Meister, T. Melander, J.I. Nagy, & Tomas Hökfelt. (1988). Three-color immunofluorescence histochemistry allowing triple labeling within a single section.. Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry. 36(2). 145–151. 90 indexed citations

Hökfelt, Tomas, Zsuzsanna Wiesenfeld‐Hallin, Marcelo J. Villar, & T. Melander. (1987). Increase of galanin-like immunoreactivity in rat dorsal root ganglion cells after peripheral axotomy. Neuroscience Letters. 83(3). 217–220. 403 indexed citations

Hökfelt, Tomas, Yoshihiro Tsuruo, Björn Meister, et al.. (1987). Localization of Neuroactive Substances in the Hypothalamus with Special Reference to Coexistence of Messenger Molecules. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 219. 21–45. 12 indexed citations

Str�mberg, Ingrid, et al.. (1987). Galanin-immunoreactive nerves in the rat iris: alterations induced by denervations. Cell and Tissue Research. 250(2). 267–75. 43 indexed citations

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Härfstrand, Anders, Kjell Fuxé, T. Melander, Tomas Hökfelt, & L. F. Agnati. (1987). Evidence for a Cardiovascular Role of Central Galanin Neurons. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 10(Sup 12). S199–S204. 10 indexed citations

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Hökfelt, T., Björn Meister, T. Melander, & Barry J. Everitt. (1987). Coexistence of classical transmitters and peptides with special reference to the arcuate nucleus--median eminence complex.. PubMed. 43. 21–34. 5 indexed citations

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Melander, T., Kjell Fuxé, Anders Härfstrand, P. Eneroth, & Tomas Hökfelt. (1987). Effects of intraventricular injections of galanin on neuroendocrine functions in the male rat. Possible involvement of hypothalamic catecholamine neuronal systems. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 131(1). 25–32. 93 indexed citations

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Hökfelt, Tomas, David E. Millhorn, Kim B. Seroogy, et al.. (1987). Coexistence of peptides with classical neurotransmitters. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 43(7). 768–780. 289 indexed citations

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Härfstrand, Anders, Kjell Fuxé, T. Melander, Tomas Hökfelt, & L.F. Agnati. (1987). Evidence for a Cardiovascular Role of Central Galanin Neurons: Focus on Interactions with α2-Adrenergic and Neuropeptide Y Mechanisms. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 10. S199–S204. 10 indexed citations

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Melander, T., Tomas Hökfelt, Åke Rökaeus, et al.. (1986). Coexistence of galanin-like immunoreactivity with catecholamines, 5- hydroxytryptamine, GABA and neuropeptides in the rat CNS. Journal of Neuroscience. 6(12). 3640–3654. 460 indexed citations

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Melander, T. & William A. Staines. (1986). A galanin-like peptide coexists in putative cholinergic somata of the septum-basal forebrain complex and in acetylcholinesterase-containing fibers and varicosities within the hippocampus in the owl monkey (aotus trivirgatus). Neuroscience Letters. 68(1). 17–22. 96 indexed citations

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Melander, T., William A. Staines, & Åke Rökaeus. (1986). Galanin-like immunoreactivity in hippocampal afferents in the rat, with special reference to cholinergic and noradrenergic inputs. Neuroscience. 19(1). 223–240. 131 indexed citations

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Melander, T., Tomas Hökfelt, S. Nilsson, & Ernst Brodin. (1986). Visualization of galanin binding sites in the rat central nervous system. European Journal of Pharmacology. 124(3). 381–382. 84 indexed citations

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Everitt, Barry J., Björn Meister, Tomas Hökfelt, et al.. (1986). The hypothalamic arcuate nucleus-median eminence complex: Immunohistochemistry of transmitters, peptides and DARPP-32 with special reference to coexistence in dopamine neurons. Brain Research Reviews. 11(2). 97–155. 186 indexed citations

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Melander, T., Tomas Hökfelt, & Åke Rökaeus. (1986). Distribution of galaninlike immunoreactivity in the rat central nervous system. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 248(4). 475–517. 638 indexed citations breakdown →

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