Vladimír J. Balcar

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
136 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

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Vladimír J. Balcar is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vladimír J. Balcar has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 57 papers in Molecular Biology and 28 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Vladimír J. Balcar's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (90 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (23 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (20 papers). Vladimír J. Balcar is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (90 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (23 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (20 papers). Vladimír J. Balcar collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Czechia and Japan. Vladimír J. Balcar's co-authors include Graham A.R. Johnston, Maxwell R. Bennett, Jacques Borg, Caroline Rae, P. Mandel, Omar Šerý, Joachim Wolff, Julian A. Barden, William A. Bubb and Fatima Nasrallah and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Vladimír J. Balcar

134 papers receiving 3.9k citations

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THE STRUCTURAL SPECIFICITY OF THE HIGH AFFINITY UPTAKE OF l‐GLUTAMATE AND l‐ASPARTATE BY RAT BRAIN SLICES

1972 610 citations Vladimír J. Balcar, Graham A.R. Johnston Journal of Neurochemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vladimír J. Balcar Australia	33	2.6k	1.8k	777	599	401	136	4.1k
Jeffrey D. Erickson United States	38	3.7k 1.4×	3.0k 1.7×	1.0k 1.3×	587 1.0×	122 0.3×	66	6.1k
Richard J. Bridges United States	32	2.8k 1.1×	2.5k 1.4×	1.1k 1.4×	451 0.8×	439 1.1×	74	4.9k
Markus Kessler United States	40	2.7k 1.0×	2.6k 1.5×	320 0.4×	492 0.8×	212 0.5×	79	5.4k
Richard Rodnight United Kingdom	32	1.7k 0.6×	2.1k 1.2×	281 0.4×	554 0.9×	178 0.4×	133	4.2k
Jesús Gomeza Germany	43	4.0k 1.5×	4.0k 2.2×	523 0.7×	713 1.2×	173 0.4×	65	5.8k
Elias K. Michaelis United States	37	2.5k 1.0×	2.4k 1.4×	222 0.3×	732 1.2×	202 0.5×	130	4.4k
Robert J. Vandenberg Australia	33	2.9k 1.1×	2.5k 1.4×	1.1k 1.4×	431 0.7×	705 1.8×	91	4.2k
Sammanda Ramamoorthy United States	42	3.7k 1.4×	3.5k 1.9×	574 0.7×	563 0.9×	96 0.2×	96	6.9k
Yun‐Beom Choi United States	21	1.8k 0.7×	2.2k 1.2×	650 0.8×	2.0k 3.3×	202 0.5×	27	5.5k
Giulio Levi Italy	47	3.1k 1.2×	2.8k 1.6×	508 0.7×	940 1.6×	146 0.4×	117	6.1k

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Volonté, Cinzia, et al.. (2026). Neuroprotection beyond neurons: integrated biomarker-based and astroglia- or microglia-targeted approaches to combat neurodegenerative diseases. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6.

Zeman, Tomáš, J. Souček, Eva Vlková, et al.. (2020). An association of neovascular age‐related macular degeneration with polymorphisms of CFH, ARMS2, HTRA1 and C3 genes in Czech population. Acta Ophthalmologica. 98(6). e691–e699. 13 indexed citations

Zeman, Tomáš, Vladimír J. Balcar, Jana Janoutová, et al.. (2020). Polymorphism rs11867353 of Tyrosine Kinase Non-Receptor 1 (TNK1) Gene Is a Novel Genetic Marker for Alzheimer’s Disease. Molecular Neurobiology. 58(3). 996–1005. 5 indexed citations

Kashem, Mohammed A., Nilufa Sultana, & Vladimír J. Balcar. (2018). Exposure of Rat Neural Stem Cells to Ethanol Affects Cell Numbers and Alters Expression of 28 Proteins. Neurochemical Research. 43(9). 1841–1854. 7 indexed citations

Kashem, Mohammed A., Aven Lee, David V. Pow, Omar Šerý, & Vladimír J. Balcar. (2016). Could ethanol-induced alterations in the expression of glutamate transporters in testes contribute to the effect of paternal drinking on the risk of abnormalities in the offspring?. Medical Hypotheses. 98. 57–59. 2 indexed citations

Rae, Caroline, et al.. (2015). Metabolomic Approaches to Defining the Role(s) of GABAρ Receptors in the Brain. Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology. 10(3). 445–456. 11 indexed citations

Šerý, Omar, Jana Povová, & Vladimír J. Balcar. (2014). Perspectives in genetic prediction of Alzheimer's disease.. PubMed. 35(5). 359–66. 13 indexed citations

Nasrallah, Fatima, Anthony D. Maher, Jane R. Hanrahan, Vladimír J. Balcar, & Caroline Rae. (2010). γ‐Hydroxybutyrate and the GABAergic footprint: a metabolomic approach to unpicking the actions of GHB. Journal of Neurochemistry. 115(1). 58–67. 29 indexed citations

Nasrallah, Fatima, Vladimír J. Balcar, & Caroline Rae. (2009). A metabonomic study of inhibition of GABA uptake in the cerebral cortex. Metabolomics. 6(1). 67–77. 9 indexed citations

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Nasrallah, Fatima, Julian L. Griffin, Vladimír J. Balcar, & Caroline Rae. (2007). Understanding Your Inhibitions: Modulation of Brain Cortical Metabolism by GABA_BReceptors. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 27(8). 1510–1520. 23 indexed citations

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Šťastný, F, et al.. (2005). Glutamatergic hypothesis of schizophrenia: involvement of Na+/K+-dependent glutamate transport. Journal of Biomedical Science. 12(6). 975–984. 27 indexed citations

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Šťastný, F, Václav Lisý, Vladislav Mareš, et al.. (2004). Quinolinic acid induces NMDA receptor-mediated lipid peroxidation in rat brain microvessels. Redox Report. 9(4). 229–233. 18 indexed citations

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Hirai, Takao, Nobuyuki Kuramoto, Hiroko Maruyama, et al.. (2002). Potentiation of nuclear activator protein‐1 DNA binding following brief exposure to N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate in immature cultured rat hippocampal neurons. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 67(4). 523–532. 7 indexed citations

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Balcar, Vladimír J., et al.. (2000). Neurotoxicity of NAAG in vivo is sensitive to NMDA antagonists and mGluR II ligands. Neuroreport. 11(16). 3651–3654. 13 indexed citations

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Dutton, J.L., et al.. (1999). P2X (Purinergic) receptor distributions in rat blood vessels. Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System. 75(2-3). 147–155. 94 indexed citations

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Berry, Desirée A., Yao Mu, Julian A. Barden, et al.. (1998). Alterations in the expression of P_2X1 receptors in failing and nondiseased human atria. Electrophoresis. 19(5). 856–859. 10 indexed citations

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Balcar, Vladimír J., et al.. (1998). Glutamate transport in cultures from developing avian cerebellum: Presence of GLT-1 immunoreactivity in Purkinje neurons. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 54(5). 595–603. 19 indexed citations

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Vandenberg, Robert J., Ann D. Mitrovic, Mary Chebib, Vladimír J. Balcar, & Graham A.R. Johnston. (1997). Contrasting Modes of Action of Methylglutamate Derivatives on the Excitatory Amino Acid Transporters, EAAT1 and EAAT2. Molecular Pharmacology. 51(5). 809–815. 92 indexed citations

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Pumain, R. & Vladimír J. Balcar. (1985). High affinity uptake of l glutamate and gamma aminobutyric acid in human epileptic and non epileptic cortex. Journal of Neurochemistry. 44. 195. 1 indexed citations

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Balcar, Vladimír J., J. Mark, Jacques Borg, & P. Mandel. (1979). High-affinity uptake of ?-aminobutyric acid in cultured glial and neuronal cells. Neurochemical Research. 4(3). 339–354. 33 indexed citations

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