V. P. Whittaker

10.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
137 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

V. P. Whittaker is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, V. P. Whittaker has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 75 papers in Molecular Biology and 23 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in V. P. Whittaker's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (44 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (43 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (31 papers). V. P. Whittaker is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (44 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (43 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (31 papers). V. P. Whittaker collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Slovakia and Italy. V. P. Whittaker's co-authors include E. G. Gray, Herbert Zimmermann, M. J. Dowdall, Michael N. Sheridan, I.Arthur Michaelson, Catherine O. Hebb, Gordon Dowe, Alan F. Boyne, S. Wijesundera and L.A. Mounter and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Physiological Reviews.

In The Last Decade

V. P. Whittaker

136 papers receiving 7.2k 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.

The isolation of nerve endings from brain: an electron-microscopic study of cell fragments derived by homogenization and centrifugation.

1962 2.3k citations E. G. Gray, V. P. Whittaker profile →
The isolation and characterization of acetylcholine-containing particles from brain

1959 445 citations V. P. Whittaker profile →

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E. De Robertis Argentina

A. Pletscher Switzerland

J Axelrod United States

Norton H. Neff United States

Jacques Hanoune France

Perry B. Molinoff United States

Mordechai Sokolovsky Israel

Eugene Roberts United States

Lincoln T. Potter United States

H. F. Bradford United Kingdom

E. De Robertis Argentina

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Kelič, Sofija, Patriq Fagerstedt, V. P. Whittaker, & Krister Kristensson. (1997). Interferon-γ Alters Nerve-Induced Redistribution of Acetylcholine Receptors in Cultured Rat Skeletal Muscle Cells. Brain Research Bulletin. 43(2). 155–161. 1 indexed citations

Whittaker, V. P. & Sofija Kelič. (1995). Cholinergic-specific glycoconjugates. Neurochemical Research. 20(11). 1377–1387. 10 indexed citations

Derrington, Edmund, Sofija Kelič, & V. P. Whittaker. (1993). A novel cholinergic-specific antigen (Chol-2) in mammalian brain. Brain Research. 620(1). 16–23. 4 indexed citations

Whittaker, V. P.. (1993). Thirty years of synaptosome research. Journal of Neurocytology. 22(9). 735–742. 127 indexed citations

Whittaker, V. P.. (1992). The cholinergic neuron and its target : the electromotor innervation of the electric ray "Torpedo" as a model. Birkhäuser eBooks. 21 indexed citations

Whittaker, V. P.. (1990). Cholinergic synaptic vesicles are metabolically and biophysically heterogeneous even in resting terminals. Brain Research. 511(1). 113–121. 15 indexed citations

Ágoston, Dénes V. & V. P. Whittaker. (1989). Characterization, by Size, Density, Osmotic Fragility, and Immunoaffinity, of Acetylcholine‐ and Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide‐Containing Storage Particles from Myenteric Neurones of the Guinea‐Pig. Journal of Neurochemistry. 52(5). 1474–1480. 21 indexed citations

Ágoston, Dénes V., Jan Fahrenkrug, Jens D. Mikkelsen, & V. P. Whittaker. (1989). A peptide with N-terminal histidine and C-terminal isoleucine amide (PHI) and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) are copackaged in myenteric neurones of the guinea pig ileum. Peptides. 10(3). 571–573. 8 indexed citations

Derrington, Edmund, Daniel H. Mascó, & V. P. Whittaker. (1989). Confirmation of the Cholinergic Specificity of the Chol‐1 Gangliosides in Mammalian Brain Using Affinity‐Purified Antisera and Lesions Affecting the Cholinergic Input to the Hippocampus. Journal of Neurochemistry. 53(6). 1686–1692. 17 indexed citations

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Whittaker, V. P.. (1989). Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) as a cholinergic co-transmitter: Some recent results. Cell Biology International Reports. 13(12). 1039–1051. 27 indexed citations

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Borroni, Edilio, Edmund Derrington, & V. P. Whittaker. (1989). Characterization of a monoclonal antibody directed against a sulphoglycolipid that is evolutionarily conserved and developmentally regulated in rat brain. Cell and Tissue Research. 256(2). 373–80. 6 indexed citations

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Ágoston, Dénes V., J. Michael Conlon, & V. P. Whittaker. (1988). Selective depletion of the acetylcholine and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide of the guinea-pig myenteric plexus by differential mobilization of distinct transmitter pools. Experimental Brain Research. 72(3). 535–42. 42 indexed citations

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Whittaker, V. P.. (1987). Introductory Remarks. Gerontology. 33(3-4). 155–158. 1 indexed citations

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Walker, John H., et al.. (1982). Further evidence that glycosaminoglycan specific to cholinergic synaptic vesicles recycles during electrical stimulation of the electric organ of Torpedo marmorata. Cell and Tissue Research. 224(3). 16 indexed citations

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Dowe, Gordon, et al.. (1976). Preparation of ultra pure synaptic vesicles from the electric organ of torpedo marmorata by porous glass bead chromatography and estimation of their acetyl choline content. Experimental Brain Research. 24(5). 19. 11 indexed citations

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Simon, Eric J., et al.. (1976). Comparative studies on synaptosomes: Applicability of the rapid method for preparing synaptosomes to elasmobranch brain. Neurochemical Research. 1(1). 83–92. 13 indexed citations

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Whittaker, V. P.. (1968). STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF ANIMAL-CELL MEMBRANES. British Medical Bulletin. 24(2). 101–106. 26 indexed citations

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Sheridan, Michael N., et al.. (1966). The subcellular fractionation of the electric organ of Torpedo. Cell and Tissue Research. 74(3). 291–307. 57 indexed citations

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Whittaker, V. P.. (1965). The application of subcellular fractionation techniques to the study of brain function. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 15. 39–96. 363 indexed citations

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Whittaker, V. P. & E. G. Gray. (1962). THE SYNAPSE: BIOLOGY AND MORPHOLOGY. British Medical Bulletin. 18(3). 223–228. 75 indexed citations

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