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Nicola Allen

Biology

#10595

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#13935

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Cell Biology

#854

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#874

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Molecular Biology

#2391

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#2428

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Neuroscience

#2531

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#2600

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Nicola Allen's Degrees

Bachelors Biology University of California, Berkeley
PhD Neuroscience Stanford University

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According to Wikipedia, Nicola J. Allen is a British neuroscientist. Allen studies the role of astrocytes in brain development, homeostasis, and aging. Her work uncovered the critical roles these cells play in brain plasticity and disease. Allen is currently an associate professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Hearst Foundation Development Chair.

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Nicola Allen's Published Works

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The Classical Complement Cascade Mediates CNS Synapse Elimination (2007) (2428)
Neuroscience: Glia — more than just brain glue (2009) (767)
Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions (2021) (698)
Gabapentin Receptor α2δ-1 Is a Neuronal Thrombospondin Receptor Responsible for Excitatory CNS Synaptogenesis (2009) (660)
Astrocyte glypicans 4 and 6 promote formation of excitatory synapses via GluA1 AMPA receptors (2012) (560)
Astrocytes Control Synapse Formation, Function, and Elimination. (2015) (510)
Cell Biology of Astrocyte-Synapse Interactions (2017) (510)
Gabapentin Receptor alpha 2 delta-1 Is a Neuronal Thrombospondin Receptor Responsible for Excitatory CNS Synaptogenesis (2009) (455)
Control of excitatory CNS synaptogenesis by astrocyte-secreted proteins Hevin and SPARC (2011) (448)
The Aging Astrocyte Transcriptome from Multiple Regions of the Mouse Brain (2018) (407)
Glia as architects of central nervous system formation and function (2018) (374)
Development of a Method for the Purification and Culture of Rodent Astrocytes (2011) (323)
Signaling between glia and neurons: focus on synaptic plasticity (2005) (320)
Astrocyte regulation of synaptic behavior. (2014) (233)
Astrocytes, neurons, synapses: a tripartite view on cortical circuit development (2018) (199)
Modulation of ASIC channels in rat cerebellar purkinje neurons by ischaemia‐related signals (2002) (161)
Sequential Release of GABA by Exocytosis and Reversed Uptake Leads to Neuronal Swelling in Simulated Ischemia of Hippocampal Slices (2004) (125)
Quantitative imaging of glutathione in hippocampal neurons and glia in culture using monochlorobimane (2001) (121)
Role of astrocyte–synapse interactions in CNS disorders (2017) (118)
Astrocyte-Secreted Glypican 4 Regulates Release of Neuronal Pentraxin 1 from Axons to Induce Functional Synapse Formation (2017) (115)
Astrocyte-Secreted Chordin-like 1 Drives Synapse Maturation and Limits Plasticity by Increasing Synaptic GluA2 AMPA Receptors (2018) (107)
A Preferential Role for Glycolysis in Preventing the Anoxic Depolarization of Rat Hippocampal Area CA1 Pyramidal Cells (2005) (103)
Reversal or reduction of glutamate and GABA transport in CNS pathology and therapy (2004) (81)
Role of glia in developmental synapse formation (2013) (75)
Glia as sculptors of synaptic plasticity (2020) (51)
The diverse actions of astrocytes during synaptic development (2017) (49)
Glia: victims or villains of the aging brain? (2020) (42)
The effect of simulated ischaemia on spontaneous GABA release in area CA1 of the juvenile rat hippocampus (2004) (37)
Oriented Nanofibrous Polymer Scaffolds Containing Protein‐Loaded Porous Silicon Generated by Spray Nebulization (2018) (35)
Neurodevelopmental Changes in Excitatory Synaptic Structure and Function in the Cerebral Cortex of Sanfilippo Syndrome IIIA Mice (2017) (27)
Charge compensation for NADPH oxidase activity in microglia in rat brain slices does not involve a proton current (2008) (27)
Activity-dependent modulation of synapse-regulating genes in astrocytes (2020) (26)
The role of neuronal versus astrocyte-derived heparan sulfate proteoglycans in brain development and injury. (2014) (26)
Astrocyte contribution to dysfunction, risk and progression in neurodegenerative disorders (2022) (25)
From Synapses to Circuits, Astrocytes Regulate Behavior (2022) (24)
A chemokine–glutamate connection (2001) (24)
Pathogenic Variants in GPC4 Cause Keipert Syndrome. (2019) (16)
Mice Lacking Glypican 4 Display Juvenile Hyperactivity and Adult Social Interaction Deficits (2018) (16)
Synaptic Plasticity: Astrocytes Wrap It Up (2014) (13)
Aberrant astrocyte protein secretion contributes to altered neuronal development in multiple models of neurodevelopmental disorders (2022) (11)
Star Power: Astrocytes Regulate Behavior (2019) (6)
Glia and Synapse Formation: An Overview (2009) (4)
Astrocyte-secreted chordin-like 1 regulates spine density after ischemic injury (2022) (4)
Brain tumours manipulate neighbouring synapses (2020) (3)
Glial Control of Synaptogenesis (2012) (3)
Astrocyte Regulation of (2014) (3)
In Memoriam: Ben Barres (2018) (2)
In Memoriam: Ben Barres. (2018) (1)
Making Human Stars: A New Method to Generate Human Astrocytes (2017) (1)
Aberrant astrocyte protein secretion contributes to altered neuronal development in diverse disorders (2020) (1)
A class of anti-inflammatory lipids decrease with aging in the central nervous system (2022) (1)
Astrocyte–neuron interactions in synaptic development (2020) (0)
A critical period that shapes neuronal motor circuits (2021) (0)
APreferentialRoleforGlycolysisinPreventingthe AnoxicDepolarizationofRatHippocampalAreaCA1 PyramidalCells (2005) (0)
GABA release during simulated ischaemia of rat hippocampal slices (2003) (0)
Astrocyte Expression of Synapse Promoting Genes is Developmentally Regulated by Neuronal and Astrocyte Activity (2020) (0)
Brain tumours manipulate neighbouring synapses (2020) (0)
Quantitative confocal microscopic measurement of glutathione levels in mixed hippocampal cultures (2000) (0)
Lysosomal degradation of heparan sulfate is required for normal development of the neural circuitry (2016) (0)
Astrocytes, neurons, synapses: a tripartite view on cortical circuit development (2018) (0)
Glutamate and GABA dynamics in early ischaemia of rat hippocampal slices (2002) (0)
The latency to the anoxic depolarization of CA1 pyramidal cells in rat hippocampal slices exposed to different types of metabolic inhibition (2004) (0)
Damage repair mechanisms in sensory hair cells (2015) (0)
Astrocyte-secreted chordin-like 1 regulates spine density after ischemic stroke (2020) (0)
Astrocyte Regulation of Neuronal Synapses (2023) (0)
The role of glia in the formation of functional synapses (2010) (0)

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