William B. Wehrenberg

7.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
127 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

William B. Wehrenberg is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, William B. Wehrenberg has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 27 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 23 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in William B. Wehrenberg's work include Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (91 papers), Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments (33 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (26 papers). William B. Wehrenberg is often cited by papers focused on Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (91 papers), Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments (33 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (26 papers). William B. Wehrenberg collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Switzerland. William B. Wehrenberg's co-authors include Nicholas Ling, Roger Guillemin, Peter Böhlen, Paul Brazeau, Frederick Esch, Andrea Giustina, Andrew Baird, Michel Ferin, ANDREW G. FRANTZ and Sharon L. Wardlaw and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

William B. Wehrenberg

127 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Growth Hormone-Releasing Factor from a Human Pancreatic Tumor That Caused Acromegaly

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William B. Wehrenberg United States	40	3.8k	1.2k	1.0k	876	824	127	5.6k
Gloria Shaffer Tannenbaum Canada	40	3.4k 0.9×	1.9k 1.7×	1.0k 1.0×	584 0.7×	509 0.6×	101	5.6k
Ivor M.D. Jackson United States	40	3.0k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	2.2k 2.5×	1.5k 1.9×	196	6.6k
Carl Denef Belgium	41	2.4k 0.6×	547 0.5×	1.6k 1.6×	878 1.0×	988 1.2×	143	5.5k
John F. Wilber United States	34	2.0k 0.5×	492 0.4×	1.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.4×	639 0.8×	127	4.3k
Lawrence A. Frohman United States	50	5.4k 1.4×	2.0k 1.7×	2.3k 2.2×	1.0k 1.2×	827 1.0×	206	9.6k
Michel L. Aubert Switzerland	41	1.2k 0.3×	1.3k 1.1×	796 0.8×	624 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	110	4.4k
Wylie Vale United States	34	1.9k 0.5×	518 0.4×	2.0k 1.9×	740 0.8×	814 1.0×	65	5.6k
F. Camanni Italy	43	5.2k 1.4×	2.1k 1.8×	985 0.9×	376 0.4×	351 0.4×	239	7.2k
Michael Berelowitz United States	32	2.1k 0.6×	768 0.7×	1.5k 1.4×	907 1.0×	264 0.3×	88	4.6k
L. Stephen Frawley United States	31	1.6k 0.4×	498 0.4×	1.1k 1.1×	550 0.6×	781 0.9×	102	3.4k

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Saleri, Roberta, Andrea Giustina, Carlo Tamanini, et al.. (2004). Leptin Stimulates Growth Hormone Secretion via a Direct Pituitary Effect Combined with a Decreased Somatostatin Tone in a Median Eminence-Pituitary Perifusion Study. Neuroendocrinology. 79(4). 221–228. 31 indexed citations

Giustina, Andrea, Tiziano Scalvini, Paolo Desenzani, et al.. (1997). Maturation of the Regulation of Growth Hormone Secretion in Young Males with Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism Pharmacologically Exposed to Progressive Increments in Serum Testosterone¹. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 82(4). 1210–1219. 81 indexed citations

Brogan, Rebecca S., et al.. (1997). Effects of Food Deprivation on the GH Axis: Immunocytochemical and Molecular Analysis. Neuroendocrinology. 65(2). 129–135. 52 indexed citations

Torsello, Antonio, et al.. (1996). Mechanism of action of Hexarelin. I. Growth hormone-releasing activity in the rat. European Journal of Endocrinology. 135(4). 481–488. 13 indexed citations

Deghenghi, Romano, et al.. (1995). Mechanism of Action of Hexarelin and GHRP-6: Analysis of the Involvement of GHRH and Somatostatin in the Rat. Neuroendocrinology. 61(1). 44–50. 39 indexed citations

Giustina, Andrea, et al.. (1994). Effect of the combined administration of galanin and clonidine on serum growth hormone levels in normal subjects and in patients under chronic glucocorticoid treatment. Endocrine Research. 20(2). 151–164. 5 indexed citations

Giustina, Andrea, et al.. (1993). Arginine blocks the inhibitory effect of hydrocortisone on circulating growth hormone levels in patients with acromegaly. Metabolism. 42(5). 664–668. 7 indexed citations

Wehrenberg, William B., et al.. (1992). Pyridostigmine-mediated growth hormone release: evidence for somatostatin involvement.. Endocrinology. 130(3). 1445–1450. 32 indexed citations

Giustina, Andrea, et al.. (1992). Acute Effects of Hydrocortisone on Circulating Growth Hormone Levels in Patients with Acromegaly. Hormone Research. 37(6). 212–216. 4 indexed citations

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Giustina, Andrea, et al.. (1991). Effects of exogenous growth hormone pretreatment on the pituitary growth hormone response to growth hormone-releasing hormone alone or in combination with pyridostigmine in Type I diabetic patients. European Journal of Endocrinology. 125(5). 510–517. 14 indexed citations

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Cella, Silvano G., Vittorio Locatelli, Tiziana Mennini, et al.. (1990). Deprivation of Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone Early in the Rat’s Neonatal Life Permanently Affects Somatotropic Function. Endocrinology. 127(4). 1625–1634. 38 indexed citations

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Giustina, Andrea, et al.. (1990). Impaired Growth Hormone (GH) Response to Pyridostigmine in Type 1 Diabetic Patients with Exaggerated GH-Releasing Hormone-Stimulated GH Secretion*. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 71(6). 1486–1490. 24 indexed citations

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Wehrenberg, William B. & Rolf C. Gaillard. (1989). Neuroendocrine Mechanisms Regulating Growth Hormone and Prolactin Secretion during Lactation*. Endocrinology. 124(1). 464–467. 15 indexed citations

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Wehrenberg, William B., H Seifert, Louise M. Bilezikjian, & Wylie Vale. (1986). Down-Regulation of Growth Hormone Releasing Factor Receptors following Continuous Infusion of Growth Hormone Releasing Factor in vivo. Neuroendocrinology. 43(2). 266–268. 27 indexed citations

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Wehrenberg, William B., et al.. (1985). Pituitary Secretion of Growth Hormone in Response to Opioid Peptides and Opiates Is Mediated through Growth Hormone-Releasing Factor. Neuroendocrinology. 41(1). 13–16. 48 indexed citations

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Baird, Andrew, Pierre Mormède, Shi Ying, et al.. (1985). A nonmitogenic pituitary function of fibroblast growth factor: regulation of thyrotropin and prolactin secretion.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 82(16). 5545–5549. 115 indexed citations

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Baird, Andrew, et al.. (1984). Synthesis and invitro bioactivity of C-terminal deleted analogs of human growth hormone-releasing factor. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 123(2). 854–861. 51 indexed citations

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Wehrenberg, William B., Paul Brazeau, Robert Luben, Nicholas Ling, & Roger Guillemin. (1983). A Noninvasive Functional Lesion of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary Axis for the Study of Growth Hormone-Releasing Factor. Neuroendocrinology. 36(6). 489–491. 43 indexed citations

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Wehrenberg, William B., et al.. (1980). The Effects of Serotonin on Prolactin and Growth Hormone Concentrations in Normal and Pituitary Stalk- Sectioned Monkeys*. Endocrinology. 107(6). 1747–1750. 20 indexed citations

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Wehrenberg, William B., et al.. (1976). AGEING AND OVARIAN Δ5-3β-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE IN THE PREGNANT MOUSE. Journal of Endocrinology. 70(2). 183–187. 6 indexed citations

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