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Francisco Bezanilla

Concepts (344)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Ion Channel Gating
65
2026
318
12.180
Why?
Shaker Superfamily of Potassium Channels
25
2025
45
6.000
Why?
Membrane Potentials
44
2024
406
5.190
Why?
Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated
19
2025
115
4.080
Why?
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels
10
2026
22
4.030
Why?
Oocytes
37
2023
213
2.930
Why?
Ion Channels
14
2023
259
2.910
Why?
Action Potentials
20
2026
611
2.710
Why?
Sodium Channels
12
2026
131
2.620
Why?
Potassium Channels
19
2021
349
2.330
Why?
Xenopus laevis
27
2025
140
2.090
Why?
Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases
6
2017
42
1.940
Why?
Patch-Clamp Techniques
22
2019
381
1.700
Why?
Protein Conformation
29
2025
925
1.680
Why?
Animals
101
2026
28910
1.670
Why?
Cell Membrane
19
2024
673
1.450
Why?
Neurons
16
2024
1619
1.360
Why?
Models, Biological
13
2025
1806
1.360
Why?
Models, Molecular
24
2025
1392
1.230
Why?
Fluorescent Dyes
8
2015
257
1.230
Why?
Kinetics
24
2025
1477
1.200
Why?
Xenopus
23
2020
120
1.200
Why?
Axons
7
2018
181
1.100
Why?
Electrophysiology
11
2018
384
1.100
Why?
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
10
2026
325
1.090
Why?
Potassium
11
2024
230
1.040
Why?
Decapodiformes
9
2018
47
1.030
Why?
Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
10
2018
102
1.000
Why?
Fluorometry
4
2015
30
0.970
Why?
Sodium
9
2020
330
0.930
Why?
Scorpion Venoms
6
2017
25
0.920
Why?
Mutation
18
2025
4396
0.910
Why?
Protein Subunits
10
2018
121
0.830
Why?
Ear Auricle
1
2023
2
0.800
Why?
Thermodynamics
7
2023
327
0.780
Why?
Protein Structure, Tertiary
13
2016
731
0.760
Why?
Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase
8
2020
89
0.740
Why?
Amino Acid Sequence
20
2017
2007
0.740
Why?
Protein Domains
7
2025
171
0.710
Why?
Temperature
9
2025
442
0.710
Why?
Ciona intestinalis
5
2021
21
0.690
Why?
Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
8
2025
105
0.690
Why?
Ions
8
2023
75
0.660
Why?
Isoleucine
4
2024
18
0.650
Why?
Electric Conductivity
9
2023
142
0.620
Why?
Spectrometry, Fluorescence
6
2025
83
0.600
Why?
Electrophysiological Phenomena
2
2017
51
0.600
Why?
Ion Transport
6
2023
86
0.600
Why?
Lipid Bilayers
7
2015
148
0.580
Why?
Neurophysiology
1
2018
14
0.570
Why?
Protein Structure, Secondary
9
2019
340
0.560
Why?
Laboratories
1
2018
47
0.550
Why?
Kv1.2 Potassium Channel
4
2024
24
0.550
Why?
Gold
5
2019
45
0.540
Why?
Protein Multimerization
1
2019
194
0.540
Why?
Kv1.3 Potassium Channel
2
2017
13
0.540
Why?
Rats
16
2020
4071
0.520
Why?
Luminescent Proteins
2
2015
142
0.510
Why?
Receptor, Muscarinic M2
3
2016
12
0.500
Why?
Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
6
2015
273
0.490
Why?
Structure-Activity Relationship
10
2017
425
0.490
Why?
HEK293 Cells
4
2025
721
0.480
Why?
Bacterial Proteins
8
2014
900
0.450
Why?
Molecular Sequence Data
15
2015
2896
0.430
Why?
Binding Sites
10
2017
1159
0.430
Why?
Protein Binding
9
2017
1555
0.430
Why?
Lanthanoid Series Elements
5
2018
12
0.430
Why?
Indocyanine Green
1
2014
28
0.420
Why?
Electric Capacitance
2
2012
7
0.410
Why?
Energy Transfer
4
2017
25
0.410
Why?
Drug Approval
1
2014
69
0.410
Why?
Cell Membrane Permeability
4
2015
121
0.410
Why?
Molecular Imaging
1
2014
72
0.400
Why?
United States Food and Drug Administration
1
2014
164
0.390
Why?
Radio Waves
1
2013
20
0.390
Why?
Movement
4
2012
313
0.390
Why?
RNA Editing
2
2004
47
0.380
Why?
Infrared Rays
1
2012
19
0.360
Why?
PTEN Phosphohydrolase
2
2011
152
0.350
Why?
Fluorescence
7
2019
100
0.340
Why?
Humans
36
2026
97894
0.340
Why?
Ultraviolet Rays
2
2024
198
0.320
Why?
Metal Nanoparticles
3
2019
37
0.300
Why?
Membrane Proteins
3
2011
1285
0.300
Why?
KCNQ Potassium Channels
1
2009
7
0.300
Why?
Clione
1
2009
2
0.300
Why?
ERG1 Potassium Channel
2
2026
14
0.300
Why?
Histidine
4
2019
69
0.290
Why?
Biophysical Phenomena
4
2021
125
0.290
Why?
Nanostructures
2
2020
93
0.290
Why?
Silicon
2
2019
20
0.280
Why?
Nanotechnology
2
2019
74
0.280
Why?
Locomotion
1
2009
150
0.260
Why?
Lasers
3
2020
105
0.260
Why?
Protons
3
2015
102
0.260
Why?
Ligands
4
2017
487
0.260
Why?
Magnesium
3
2014
175
0.250
Why?
Photic Stimulation
2
2019
523
0.240
Why?
Models, Chemical
3
2014
185
0.240
Why?
Muscle, Skeletal
4
2017
521
0.240
Why?
Cells, Cultured
7
2019
2855
0.230
Why?
Cnidarian Venoms
2
2017
19
0.230
Why?
Muscle Proteins
3
2017
131
0.220
Why?
Time Factors
7
2025
5555
0.220
Why?
Archaeal Proteins
1
2005
26
0.220
Why?
Green Fluorescent Proteins
1
2005
310
0.210
Why?
Valine
1
2004
48
0.210
Why?
Cryoelectron Microscopy
1
2025
141
0.210
Why?
Cysteine
5
2013
149
0.210
Why?
Protein Engineering
1
2005
159
0.210
Why?
Thermotoga maritima
2
2014
16
0.210
Why?
Kv1.1 Potassium Channel
3
2014
11
0.200
Why?
Cation Transport Proteins
2
2014
65
0.200
Why?
Ouabain
2
2015
25
0.200
Why?
Mutagenesis
2
2023
195
0.190
Why?
Mutant Proteins
4
2012
98
0.190
Why?
Models, Neurological
1
2006
411
0.190
Why?
Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel alpha Subunits
2
2020
11
0.190
Why?
Eukaryotic Cells
1
2003
44
0.190
Why?
Muscle Contraction
2
2023
269
0.180
Why?
Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic
2
2021
112
0.180
Why?
Nanowires
2
2020
7
0.180
Why?
Mechanotransduction, Cellular
1
2002
88
0.180
Why?
Nervous System
1
2002
92
0.170
Why?
Protein Isoforms
1
2002
303
0.170
Why?
Calcium Channels
1
2002
180
0.170
Why?
Amino Acid Substitution
5
2018
334
0.170
Why?
Escherichia coli Proteins
1
2002
185
0.170
Why?
Tryptophan
1
2021
108
0.170
Why?
Graphite
1
2020
12
0.160
Why?
Chlorzoxazone
1
2020
6
0.160
Why?
Mutation, Missense
2
2012
302
0.160
Why?
4-Aminopyridine
2
2018
34
0.160
Why?
Spinocerebellar Degenerations
1
2020
19
0.160
Why?
Models, Theoretical
2
2018
508
0.160
Why?
Escherichia coli
1
2002
572
0.150
Why?
Genes, Reporter
2
2012
276
0.150
Why?
Evolution, Molecular
1
2026
902
0.150
Why?
Female
13
2021
51464
0.150
Why?
Transfection
3
2020
883
0.150
Why?
Cell Line
4
2020
2483
0.150
Why?
Melanins
1
2019
24
0.140
Why?
Chile
1
2018
9
0.140
Why?
Sequence Alignment
2
2017
353
0.140
Why?
Drosophila Proteins
2
2021
538
0.140
Why?
Citrulline
1
2018
10
0.140
Why?
Protein Structure, Quaternary
2
2012
105
0.140
Why?
Neurosciences
1
2019
52
0.140
Why?
Crystallography, X-Ray
5
2016
530
0.140
Why?
Semiconductors
1
2018
11
0.140
Why?
Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels
1
2018
14
0.140
Why?
Phenylurea Compounds
1
2019
112
0.140
Why?
Cerebellum
1
2020
253
0.140
Why?
Optical Phenomena
1
2017
8
0.140
Why?
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Agonists
1
2017
2
0.130
Why?
Biocompatible Materials
1
2019
202
0.130
Why?
Static Electricity
5
2018
101
0.130
Why?
Fluorine Radioisotopes
1
2018
25
0.130
Why?
Arginine
1
2018
143
0.130
Why?
Demyelinating Diseases
1
2018
49
0.130
Why?
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
4
2018
488
0.130
Why?
Molecular Structure
3
2017
305
0.130
Why?
Protein Folding
2
2017
291
0.130
Why?
Ganglia, Spinal
4
2019
75
0.130
Why?
Chickens
1
2017
195
0.130
Why?
History, 20th Century
1
2018
323
0.130
Why?
Threonine
1
2017
32
0.130
Why?
Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying
1
2018
123
0.130
Why?
Cell Communication
1
2018
223
0.120
Why?
RNA, Messenger
2
2003
2063
0.120
Why?
Cholesterol
1
2019
373
0.120
Why?
Electrodes
2
2009
90
0.120
Why?
Water
2
2012
309
0.120
Why?
Polymers
1
2018
224
0.120
Why?
Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel beta Subunits
1
2016
5
0.120
Why?
Shaw Potassium Channels
1
2015
5
0.120
Why?
Pyrimidines
1
2019
411
0.120
Why?
Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
2
2008
176
0.120
Why?
Positron-Emission Tomography
1
2018
354
0.120
Why?
Mitochondria
1
2020
650
0.110
Why?
Protein Biosynthesis
1
2018
393
0.110
Why?
Optics and Photonics
1
2015
26
0.110
Why?
Algorithms
3
2012
2001
0.110
Why?
Adenosine Diphosphate
1
2015
61
0.110
Why?
Lymphocytes
1
2017
461
0.110
Why?
Rhodamines
2
2011
20
0.100
Why?
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
1
2019
639
0.100
Why?
Recombinant Proteins
4
2020
993
0.100
Why?
Biological Transport
3
2014
401
0.100
Why?
Loligo
1
2013
2
0.100
Why?
Microinjections
2
2013
67
0.100
Why?
Sea Anemones
1
2013
18
0.100
Why?
Intermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels
1
2013
4
0.100
Why?
KCNQ1 Potassium Channel
1
2013
8
0.100
Why?
Drosophila
2
2018
547
0.100
Why?
Terbium
1
2012
4
0.090
Why?
Coordination Complexes
1
2012
20
0.090
Why?
Ear, Inner
1
2013
39
0.090
Why?
Markov Chains
3
2015
146
0.090
Why?
Nanoparticles
1
2015
218
0.090
Why?
In Vitro Techniques
2
2005
945
0.090
Why?
KCNQ2 Potassium Channel
1
2012
4
0.090
Why?
Cloning, Molecular
2
2014
582
0.090
Why?
Neural Conduction
2
2002
72
0.090
Why?
Pertussis Toxin
1
2011
31
0.090
Why?
Allosteric Site
1
2011
24
0.090
Why?
Boron Compounds
3
2018
17
0.090
Why?
Conserved Sequence
1
2012
209
0.090
Why?
Diffusion
1
2011
95
0.090
Why?
Ether-A-Go-Go Potassium Channels
2
2015
23
0.090
Why?
Brain
2
2019
2429
0.090
Why?
Hydrolysis
1
2011
145
0.090
Why?
Hot Temperature
1
2012
228
0.080
Why?
Staining and Labeling
2
2008
161
0.080
Why?
Adenosine Triphosphate
1
2011
319
0.080
Why?
Equipment Design
3
2019
425
0.080
Why?
Electricity
2
2016
24
0.080
Why?
Mice
6
2020
12707
0.080
Why?
Electric Stimulation
3
2013
340
0.080
Why?
Myocardium
1
2013
578
0.080
Why?
Electrochemical Techniques
2
2020
6
0.070
Why?
Antarctic Regions
1
2009
10
0.070
Why?
Photochemical Processes
2
2020
15
0.070
Why?
Aerobiosis
1
2009
21
0.070
Why?
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
1
2011
557
0.070
Why?
Picrates
2
2005
12
0.070
Why?
Permeability
1
2009
145
0.070
Why?
Computer Simulation
4
2012
1145
0.070
Why?
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
1
2009
137
0.070
Why?
Biophysics
3
2020
154
0.070
Why?
Gene Transfer Techniques
1
2009
155
0.070
Why?
Swimming
1
2009
65
0.070
Why?
Software
1
2012
693
0.070
Why?
Enzyme Activation
1
2009
679
0.070
Why?
Neurotoxins
1
2007
45
0.060
Why?
COS Cells
2
2004
163
0.060
Why?
Insect Proteins
1
2007
93
0.060
Why?
Electrochemistry
1
2006
60
0.060
Why?
Prokaryotic Cells
1
2006
14
0.060
Why?
Animals, Newborn
2
2020
525
0.060
Why?
Genetic Vectors
2
2020
426
0.060
Why?
Immunologic Techniques
1
2005
25
0.060
Why?
Boronic Acids
1
2005
56
0.060
Why?
Calcium
3
2016
1196
0.060
Why?
Protein Stability
2
2017
105
0.060
Why?
Imidazoles
1
2005
141
0.050
Why?
Dimethylpolysiloxanes
1
2004
12
0.050
Why?
Silicones
1
2004
21
0.050
Why?
Monosaccharide Transport Proteins
1
2004
76
0.050
Why?
Models, Statistical
2
2011
600
0.050
Why?
Microfluidic Analytical Techniques
1
2004
48
0.050
Why?
Peptides
1
2007
669
0.050
Why?
Archaea
1
2004
22
0.050
Why?
Biosensing Techniques
1
2004
84
0.050
Why?
Nicotinic Agonists
1
2004
74
0.050
Why?
Receptors, Nicotinic
1
2004
133
0.050
Why?
Osmolar Concentration
1
2002
166
0.050
Why?
Flow Cytometry
1
2004
720
0.050
Why?
Monte Carlo Method
1
2003
194
0.050
Why?
Membrane Glycoproteins
1
2004
446
0.050
Why?
Cold Temperature
1
2002
162
0.050
Why?
Tropical Climate
1
2002
35
0.050
Why?
Crystallization
1
2002
219
0.040
Why?
Macromolecular Substances
1
2002
162
0.040
Why?
Climate
1
2002
63
0.040
Why?
Calcium Signaling
1
2003
142
0.040
Why?
Hippocampus
1
2005
462
0.040
Why?
Acclimatization
1
2002
91
0.040
Why?
Synaptic Transmission
1
2023
226
0.040
Why?
United States
1
2014
8184
0.040
Why?
Motor Neurons
1
2002
192
0.040
Why?
Species Specificity
1
2002
690
0.040
Why?
Spheroids, Cellular
1
2020
31
0.040
Why?
Adaptation, Physiological
1
2003
349
0.040
Why?
Heart Rate
1
2023
534
0.040
Why?
Dependovirus
1
2020
38
0.040
Why?
Loss of Function Mutation
1
2020
53
0.040
Why?
Gene Knockdown Techniques
1
2020
256
0.040
Why?
Genome
1
2002
417
0.040
Why?
Base Sequence
1
2002
2222
0.040
Why?
DNA Mutational Analysis
1
2020
548
0.030
Why?
Radioactive Tracers
1
2018
6
0.030
Why?
Mice, Inbred C57BL
1
2005
3605
0.030
Why?
Surface Properties
1
2018
129
0.030
Why?
Carbon
1
2017
99
0.030
Why?
Stereoisomerism
1
2017
102
0.030
Why?
Pilocarpine
1
2016
7
0.030
Why?
Chlorine
1
2016
8
0.030
Why?
Muscarinic Agonists
1
2016
22
0.030
Why?
Light
1
2018
289
0.030
Why?
NAV1.4 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
1
2016
3
0.030
Why?
Scorpions
1
2016
6
0.030
Why?
Tyrosine
1
2016
135
0.030
Why?
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
1
2019
1255
0.030
Why?
Signal Transduction
2
2006
3623
0.030
Why?
Dimerization
1
2015
149
0.030
Why?
Acetylcholine
2
2006
158
0.030
Why?
Macaca mulatta
1
2018
466
0.030
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
1
2015
193
0.030
Why?
Dermoscopy
1
2014
8
0.030
Why?
Anisotropy
1
2014
61
0.030
Why?
Chromatography, Liquid
1
2014
102
0.030
Why?
Mass Spectrometry
1
2014
190
0.020
Why?
Cytoplasm
1
2014
276
0.020
Why?
Voltage-Sensitive Dye Imaging
1
2013
2
0.020
Why?
DNA Primers
1
2014
530
0.020
Why?
Nerve Tissue Proteins
1
2015
512
0.020
Why?
Disease Models, Animal
1
2020
2572
0.020
Why?
Hydrogen Bonding
1
2012
160
0.020
Why?
Nitrogen
1
2012
74
0.020
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
1
2014
213
0.020
Why?
Up-Regulation
1
2014
743
0.020
Why?
Scattering, Radiation
1
2011
122
0.020
Why?
X-Rays
1
2011
139
0.020
Why?
Cricetulus
1
2011
123
0.020
Why?
CHO Cells
1
2011
188
0.020
Why?
Cricetinae
1
2011
533
0.020
Why?
Computational Biology
1
2014
614
0.020
Why?
Sodium Channel Blockers
1
2008
27
0.020
Why?
Motion
1
2008
96
0.020
Why?
Allosteric Regulation
1
2007
78
0.020
Why?
Receptor, Muscarinic M1
1
2006
2
0.020
Why?
Adolescent
1
2020
10078
0.020
Why?
Calibration
1
2006
109
0.020
Why?
Liposomes
1
2006
104
0.010
Why?
Cations, Divalent
1
2005
34
0.010
Why?
Luminescent Measurements
1
2005
64
0.010
Why?
Molecular Probes
1
2005
38
0.010
Why?
Sodium-Glucose Transporter 1
1
2004
4
0.010
Why?
Systems Integration
1
2004
36
0.010
Why?
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181
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200
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1972
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1972
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1972
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1972
179
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