William A. Banks

2.6k citations

29 papers · 2.1k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 21

Neurology top 1%
Physiology top 5%
Molecular Biology
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 2%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 5%

Co-authors: Abba J. Kastin Richard D. Broadwell Jonathan B. Jaspan John E. Morley Susan A. Farr Carlos M. Barrera Weihong Pan Victoria Akerstrom
Topics: Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (11 papers)Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (7 papers)Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (6 papers)
Cited by: Biological Psychiatry Behavioral Neuroscience Neurology
Journals: Brain Research Journal of Neurochemistry Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Partner nations: United States Australia

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William A. Banks

29 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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Passage of Cytokines across the Blood-Brain Barrier

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Obesity-inducing lesions of the central nervous system alter leptin uptake by the blood-brain barrier 2001 ·Life Sciences ·William A. Banks,Bruce King,(unknown),Richard D. Olson,(unknown),Abba J. Kastin	23
2	Enhanced leptin transport across the blood–brain barrier by α1-adrenergic agents 2001 ·Brain Research ·William A. Banks	104
3	Intravenous Human Interleukin-1α Impairs Memory Processing in Mice: Dependence on Blood-Brain Barrier Transport into Posterior Division of the Septum 2001 ·Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ·William A. Banks,Susan A. Farr,(unknown),John E. Morley	73
4	Peptide transport system-1 (PTS-1) for Tyr-MIF-1 and Met-enkephalin differs from the receptors for either 1999 ·Brain Research ·Grace A. Maresh,Abba J. Kastin,(unknown),James E. Zadina,William A. Banks	18
5	Regional differences in the metabolism of Tyr-MIF-1 and Tyr-W-MIF-1 by rat brain mitochondria 1998 ·Biochemical Pharmacology ·Abba J. Kastin,(unknown),William A. Banks,James E. Zadina	3
6	HIV-1 protein gp120 crosses the blood-brain barrier: Role of adsorptive endocytosis 1997 ·Life Sciences ·William A. Banks,Abba J. Kastin,Victoria Akerstrom	82
7	Selective, Physiological Transport of Insulin Across the Blood-Brain Barrier: Novel Demonstration by Species-Specific Radioimmunoassays 1997 ·Peptides ·William A. Banks,Jonathan B. Jaspan,Abba J. Kastin	175
8	Relative contributions of peripheral and central sources to levels of IL-1α in the cerebral cortex of mice: assessment with species-specific enzyme immunoassays 1997 ·Journal of Neuroimmunology ·William A. Banks,Abba J. Kastin	36
9	Effect of Diabetes Mellitus on the Permeability of the Blood–Brain Barrier to Insulin 1997 ·Peptides ·William A. Banks,Jonathan B. Jaspan,Abba J. Kastin	121
10	Blood–Brain Barrier Permeability to Ebiratide and TNF in Acute Spinal Cord Injury 1997 ·Experimental Neurology ·Weihong Pan,William A. Banks,Abba J. Kastin	85
11	Perinatal treatment of rats with opiates affects the development of the blood-brain barrier transport system PTS-1 1996 ·Neurotoxicology and Teratology ·William A. Banks	17
12	Aluminum-sensitive degradation of amyloid β-protein1–40 by murine and human intracellular enzymes 1996 ·Neurotoxicology and Teratology ·William A. Banks	17
13	Permeability of the blood-brain barrier to the neurotensin8–13 analog NT1 1995 ·Brain Research ·William A. Banks,David J. Wustrow,Wayne L. Cody,M. Duff Davis,Abba J. Kastin	27
14	Physiological Consequences of the Passage of Peptides Across the Blood-Brain Barrier 1993 ·Reviews in the Neurosciences ·William A. Banks,Abba J. Kastin	44
15	Effects of neonatal treatment with Tyr-MIF-1, morphiceptin, and morphine on development, tail flick, and blood-brain barrier transport 1993 ·Developmental Brain Research ·Laura M. Harrison,James E. Zadina,William A. Banks,Abba J. Kastin	14
16	The interleukins-1α, -1β, and -2 do not acutely disrupt the murine blood - brain barrier 1992 ·International Journal of Immunopharmacology ·William A. Banks,Abba J. Kastin	46
17	Delivering Peptides to the Central Nervous System: Dilemmas and Strategies 1991 ·Pharmaceutical Research ·William A. Banks,Abba J. Kastin,Carlos M. Barrera	47
18	Effect of neurotransmitters on the system that transports Tyr-MIF-1 and the enkephalins across the blood-brain barrier: a dominant role for serotonin 1989 ·Psychopharmacology ·William A. Banks,Abba J. Kastin	23
19	The general anesthesia induced by various drugs differentially affects analgesia and its variability 1988 ·Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior ·William A. Banks,Terrence L. Trentman,Abba J. Kastin,Z. Harry Galina	9
20	D-[Ala1]-peptide T-Amide is transported from blood to brain by a saturable system 1987 ·Brain Research Bulletin ·Carlos M. Barrera,Abba J. Kastin,William A. Banks	48

About William A. Banks

William A. Banks is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Immunology, having authored 29 papers that have together received 2.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (11 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (7 papers) and Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biological Psychiatry (282 citations), Behavioral Neuroscience (269 citations) and Neurology (566 citations). William A. Banks has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Abba J. Kastin, Abba J. Kastin, Richard D. Broadwell, Jonathan B. Jaspan, John E. Morley, Susan A. Farr, Carlos M. Barrera, Weihong Pan, Victoria Akerstrom and Abba J. Kastin. Their work appears in journals such as Brain Research, Journal of Neurochemistry and Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.

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