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Brian Prendergast

Concepts (334)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Photoperiod
56
2022
73
12.450
Why?
Circadian Rhythm
28
2022
304
7.110
Why?
Phodopus
54
2019
59
6.550
Why?
Seasons
27
2019
239
4.740
Why?
Cricetinae
58
2019
558
4.590
Why?
Motor Activity
22
2016
327
3.080
Why?
Melatonin
17
2013
50
2.630
Why?
Activity Cycles
8
2022
19
2.600
Why?
Reproduction
18
2019
199
2.570
Why?
Behavior, Animal
15
2023
378
2.460
Why?
Hypothalamus
11
2019
79
2.390
Why?
Sex Characteristics
9
2023
327
2.220
Why?
Testis
24
2014
152
2.060
Why?
Immune System
9
2020
97
1.980
Why?
Animals
86
2023
27481
1.680
Why?
Circadian Clocks
4
2021
63
1.630
Why?
Iodide Peroxidase
5
2013
206
1.620
Why?
Leukocytes
7
2013
208
1.490
Why?
Testosterone
8
2014
272
1.470
Why?
Ultradian Rhythm
2
2022
4
1.400
Why?
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
2
2023
201
1.310
Why?
Lipopolysaccharides
12
2019
294
1.310
Why?
Body Weight
23
2023
453
1.300
Why?
Depression
5
2014
512
1.270
Why?
Pineal Gland
7
2013
15
1.260
Why?
Light
13
2022
292
1.240
Why?
Cytokines
8
2019
806
1.140
Why?
Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental
3
2014
127
1.130
Why?
Adaptation, Physiological
6
2019
314
1.090
Why?
Endotoxins
3
2014
36
1.070
Why?
Immunity
3
2020
141
1.060
Why?
Male
64
2023
42488
1.020
Why?
Sexual Maturation
3
2018
35
1.010
Why?
Eating
10
2019
167
0.950
Why?
Pharmacokinetics
2
2023
10
0.930
Why?
Period Circadian Proteins
2
2021
10
0.910
Why?
Research Personnel
1
2024
72
0.900
Why?
Inflammation
3
2015
975
0.870
Why?
Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
3
2013
6
0.830
Why?
Illness Behavior
4
2019
7
0.820
Why?
Triiodothyronine
4
2019
345
0.820
Why?
Darkness
7
2022
49
0.810
Why?
Rats, Wistar
7
2014
303
0.790
Why?
Female
42
2023
46401
0.730
Why?
Body Temperature
6
2017
125
0.710
Why?
Periodicity
5
2017
119
0.700
Why?
Organ Size
13
2013
370
0.690
Why?
Interleukin-1beta
5
2014
82
0.670
Why?
Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus
3
2016
16
0.670
Why?
Olfactory Bulb
2
2009
41
0.630
Why?
Social Change
1
2018
8
0.620
Why?
Microbiota
2
2022
406
0.580
Why?
Corticosterone
3
2012
35
0.580
Why?
Social Behavior
4
2018
299
0.570
Why?
Feeding Behavior
4
2014
327
0.570
Why?
Wound Healing
3
2016
360
0.560
Why?
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System
4
2011
81
0.540
Why?
Emotions
2
2013
352
0.540
Why?
Immunity, Innate
4
2019
433
0.540
Why?
Mesocricetus
3
2014
105
0.510
Why?
Neuroimmunomodulation
2
2007
11
0.500
Why?
Social Environment
4
2011
187
0.500
Why?
Hypersensitivity, Delayed
4
2013
25
0.500
Why?
Time Factors
11
2024
5337
0.500
Why?
Sexual Behavior, Animal
3
2014
95
0.490
Why?
Rats
9
2022
4041
0.490
Why?
Skin Diseases
1
2016
173
0.490
Why?
RNA, Messenger
5
2014
2021
0.480
Why?
Immunologic Memory
2
2008
163
0.480
Why?
Biomedical Research
2
2022
402
0.480
Why?
Gonadal Hormones
1
2014
2
0.470
Why?
Endotoxemia
1
2014
18
0.460
Why?
Neuropeptides
3
2019
115
0.450
Why?
Time Perception
1
2013
24
0.450
Why?
Sodium Glutamate
1
2013
2
0.440
Why?
Analysis of Variance
8
2013
899
0.440
Why?
Thyroxine
2
2013
354
0.430
Why?
Neurosciences
1
2014
52
0.430
Why?
Frontal Lobe
1
2014
132
0.430
Why?
Dermatitis
1
2013
34
0.420
Why?
Hippocampus
2
2014
449
0.420
Why?
Pituitary-Adrenal System
2
2011
64
0.420
Why?
Nerve Net
1
2016
374
0.420
Why?
Locomotion
4
2022
140
0.410
Why?
Hydrocortisone
6
2013
301
0.410
Why?
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
1
2013
200
0.400
Why?
Fever
6
2015
127
0.400
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation
3
2013
1983
0.400
Why?
Follicle Stimulating Hormone
3
2008
147
0.390
Why?
DNA Methylation
2
2013
663
0.390
Why?
Individuality
1
2012
110
0.390
Why?
Estradiol
1
2012
250
0.390
Why?
Disease Susceptibility
1
2012
200
0.390
Why?
Lymphocytes
3
2003
468
0.380
Why?
Vision, Monocular
1
2011
15
0.380
Why?
Vision, Binocular
1
2011
21
0.370
Why?
Ghrelin
1
2010
29
0.360
Why?
Receptor, Melatonin, MT1
1
2009
1
0.350
Why?
Receptor, Melatonin, MT2
1
2009
2
0.350
Why?
Bacterial Infections
2
2010
184
0.340
Why?
Aging
2
2013
724
0.340
Why?
Hemocyanins
3
2004
7
0.340
Why?
Anxiety
2
2009
310
0.330
Why?
Mice
8
2023
11832
0.330
Why?
Epigenesis, Genetic
1
2013
520
0.330
Why?
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
1
2009
23
0.320
Why?
Mammary Neoplasms, Animal
1
2009
57
0.320
Why?
Orchiectomy
5
2014
62
0.320
Why?
Dinitrofluorobenzene
2
2009
3
0.310
Why?
Body Temperature Regulation
2
2022
56
0.300
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
1
2014
1281
0.300
Why?
Influenza, Human
1
2011
340
0.300
Why?
Cognition Disorders
1
2010
234
0.300
Why?
Nesting Behavior
4
2008
20
0.290
Why?
Tumor Suppressor Proteins
1
2009
289
0.290
Why?
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
1
2007
131
0.290
Why?
Behavioral Symptoms
1
2007
15
0.290
Why?
Virus Diseases
1
2008
98
0.290
Why?
Spleen
5
2013
433
0.280
Why?
Animals, Newborn
3
2013
524
0.270
Why?
Luteinizing Hormone
1
2006
167
0.260
Why?
Antioxidants
1
2007
226
0.260
Why?
Exploratory Behavior
4
2013
48
0.260
Why?
T-Lymphocytes
3
2020
1221
0.260
Why?
Neuroendocrinology
1
2005
4
0.260
Why?
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
1
2006
106
0.260
Why?
Immune Tolerance
1
2008
341
0.250
Why?
Affect
1
2007
389
0.240
Why?
Food Deprivation
3
2019
24
0.240
Why?
Swimming
3
2013
63
0.240
Why?
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
3
2013
373
0.230
Why?
Androgens
1
2005
175
0.230
Why?
Memory
2
2010
220
0.220
Why?
Sick Role
3
2008
13
0.220
Why?
Enzyme Induction
2
2014
88
0.220
Why?
Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase
2
2014
56
0.220
Why?
Pest Control
1
2023
6
0.210
Why?
Wavelet Analysis
1
2022
2
0.210
Why?
Hormones
2
2014
139
0.210
Why?
Sex Factors
2
2023
1073
0.210
Why?
Prealbumin
1
2002
34
0.210
Why?
Skin
3
2005
589
0.210
Why?
Thyroxine-Binding Proteins
1
2002
86
0.210
Why?
Leukocyte Count
3
2009
223
0.210
Why?
Hibernation
1
2002
5
0.200
Why?
Immunity, Cellular
1
2003
178
0.200
Why?
Breeding
2
2018
41
0.200
Why?
Signal Transduction
4
2016
3397
0.200
Why?
Biology
1
2022
52
0.200
Why?
Peromyscus
1
2001
13
0.200
Why?
Anorexia
3
2019
28
0.200
Why?
Neurosecretory Systems
1
2001
36
0.190
Why?
Rodentia
1
2001
41
0.190
Why?
Arousal
1
2002
170
0.190
Why?
Hypothyroidism
1
2002
242
0.180
Why?
Nerve Tissue Proteins
2
2003
511
0.180
Why?
Age Factors
4
2013
1877
0.180
Why?
Cell Division
4
2003
692
0.180
Why?
Pregnancy
4
2014
3038
0.180
Why?
Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems
1
2020
23
0.180
Why?
Mammals
1
2022
237
0.180
Why?
Castration
2
2014
37
0.170
Why?
Pro-Opiomelanocortin
1
2019
13
0.170
Why?
Ovary
2
2012
262
0.160
Why?
Hair
2
2013
56
0.160
Why?
Immunohistochemistry
3
2013
1798
0.160
Why?
Chimera
1
1998
56
0.160
Why?
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
1
2019
51
0.160
Why?
Cachexia
2
2009
13
0.160
Why?
Regression Analysis
3
2012
590
0.150
Why?
Humans
9
2024
89613
0.150
Why?
Weight Gain
2
2019
119
0.150
Why?
Energy Metabolism
1
2019
280
0.140
Why?
Gene Expression
2
2013
1309
0.140
Why?
Down-Regulation
2
2019
520
0.140
Why?
Dopaminergic Neurons
1
2016
25
0.140
Why?
Cues
2
2009
174
0.130
Why?
Radioimmunoassay
3
2008
155
0.130
Why?
Stress, Psychological
2
2013
321
0.130
Why?
Chi-Square Distribution
1
2016
358
0.130
Why?
Sleep
1
2020
455
0.130
Why?
Disease Models, Animal
3
2019
2384
0.130
Why?
Lactation
2
2012
54
0.120
Why?
Dorsomedial Hypothalamic Nucleus
1
2014
2
0.120
Why?
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
2
2010
885
0.120
Why?
Diet, High-Fat
1
2015
119
0.120
Why?
Aggression
1
2018
322
0.120
Why?
Dark Adaptation
1
2013
12
0.110
Why?
Dysbiosis
1
2015
81
0.110
Why?
CD11b Antigen
1
2014
36
0.110
Why?
RNA, Neoplasm
1
2014
88
0.110
Why?
Lipid Metabolism
1
2015
201
0.110
Why?
DNA Restriction Enzymes
1
2013
97
0.110
Why?
Biological Clocks
2
2006
74
0.110
Why?
Sequence Analysis, DNA
2
2015
868
0.110
Why?
Immunization
2
2004
163
0.110
Why?
Social Isolation
1
2013
67
0.110
Why?
Lighting
1
2013
33
0.110
Why?
Gastrointestinal Tract
1
2015
191
0.110
Why?
Genitalia
1
2013
21
0.110
Why?
Lymphoid Tissue
1
2013
57
0.110
Why?
Weaning
1
2013
25
0.110
Why?
Seminal Vesicles
1
2013
39
0.110
Why?
Methylnitrosourea
1
2012
7
0.110
Why?
Homing Behavior
1
2012
6
0.100
Why?
Color
1
2013
85
0.100
Why?
Estrous Cycle
1
2012
8
0.100
Why?
Extremities
1
2013
172
0.100
Why?
Tumor Burden
1
2014
305
0.100
Why?
DNA, Complementary
1
2013
391
0.100
Why?
Pregnancy, Animal
1
2012
58
0.100
Why?
Hypothermia
1
2011
26
0.100
Why?
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
2013
282
0.100
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
1
2013
217
0.100
Why?
Cholera Toxin
1
2011
21
0.100
Why?
Vagina
1
2013
177
0.100
Why?
Flow Cytometry
1
2013
689
0.090
Why?
Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
2013
919
0.090
Why?
Orexins
1
2010
8
0.090
Why?
Neuropeptide Y
1
2010
32
0.090
Why?
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
2
2022
125
0.090
Why?
Maze Learning
1
2010
29
0.090
Why?
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos
1
2010
68
0.090
Why?
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
1
2010
27
0.090
Why?
5-Methoxytryptamine
1
2009
1
0.090
Why?
Visual Acuity
1
2011
199
0.090
Why?
Indenes
1
2009
9
0.090
Why?
History, 20th Century
1
2011
312
0.090
Why?
Telemetry
1
2010
36
0.090
Why?
Cerebrum
1
2009
16
0.090
Why?
Fear
1
2010
79
0.080
Why?
Dendritic Cells
1
2013
451
0.080
Why?
Gene Expression Profiling
3
2019
1446
0.080
Why?
Brain
2
2013
2300
0.080
Why?
Retina
1
2011
220
0.080
Why?
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
1
2010
182
0.080
Why?
Anhedonia
1
2009
12
0.080
Why?
RNA
1
2013
583
0.080
Why?
Species Specificity
2
2019
685
0.080
Why?
Models, Statistical
1
2012
575
0.080
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic
1
2008
42
0.080
Why?
Saccharin
1
2008
9
0.080
Why?
Gastrointestinal Microbiome
1
2015
516
0.080
Why?
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
1
2010
387
0.080
Why?
Gram-Negative Bacteria
1
2008
35
0.080
Why?
Gram-Positive Bacteria
1
2008
18
0.080
Why?
Escape Reaction
1
2007
12
0.080
Why?
Drinking
1
2007
33
0.070
Why?
Solutions
1
2007
86
0.070
Why?
Osmolar Concentration
1
2007
182
0.070
Why?
Sunlight
1
2007
28
0.070
Why?
Sucrose
1
2007
65
0.070
Why?
Lymphocyte Subsets
1
2007
66
0.070
Why?
Phototherapy
1
2007
35
0.070
Why?
Phenotype
1
2014
2449
0.070
Why?
Biomimetics
1
2007
31
0.070
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
1
2007
188
0.070
Why?
Learning
1
2010
285
0.070
Why?
Diet
1
2009
443
0.070
Why?
Biomarkers
1
2012
1768
0.060
Why?
Dinoprostone
2
2003
70
0.060
Why?
Antigens, CD
1
2007
466
0.060
Why?
Adolescent
1
2018
9305
0.060
Why?
Climate
1
2005
58
0.060
Why?
Reflex, Startle
1
2005
32
0.060
Why?
Models, Biological
1
2012
1762
0.060
Why?
Behavior
1
2005
85
0.060
Why?
Social Facilitation
1
2004
8
0.060
Why?
Weight Loss
1
2006
231
0.060
Why?
Dinitrobenzenes
1
2004
5
0.060
Why?
Smell
1
2005
112
0.060
Why?
Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases
1
2003
36
0.060
Why?
Immunoglobulins
1
2004
143
0.050
Why?
Immunoglobulin M
1
2003
163
0.050
Why?
Lethal Dose 50
1
2003
8
0.050
Why?
Thiourea
1
2002
9
0.050
Why?
Antibody Formation
1
2003
171
0.050
Why?
Isoenzymes
1
2003
274
0.050
Why?
Insecta
1
2023
49
0.050
Why?
Injections, Intraventricular
1
2002
19
0.050
Why?
Albumins
1
2002
129
0.050
Why?
Environment
1
2004
225
0.050
Why?
Sciuridae
1
2002
18
0.050
Why?
Shock, Septic
1
2003
105
0.050
Why?
Muscle, Skeletal
1
2005
469
0.050
Why?
Immunoglobulin G
1
2003
469
0.050
Why?
Immunophenotyping
1
2002
216
0.050
Why?
Photic Stimulation
2
2006
502
0.050
Why?
Lymphocyte Activation
1
2004
754
0.050
Why?
Thyroid Gland
1
2002
280
0.050
Why?
Stress, Physiological
1
2003
232
0.050
Why?
Attention
1
2005
395
0.050
Why?
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
1
2002
693
0.040
Why?
Infusions, Intravenous
1
2000
416
0.040
Why?
Education
1
2020
58
0.040
Why?
In Vitro Techniques
1
2001
996
0.040
Why?
Macrophages
1
2003
578
0.040
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
1
2003
1928
0.040
Why?
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
1
2003
699
0.040
Why?
Survival Analysis
1
2003
1498
0.040
Why?
Molecular Sequence Annotation
1
2019
71
0.040
Why?
Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs
1
2019
86
0.040
Why?
Acclimatization
1
2019
76
0.040
Why?
Cold Temperature
1
2019
160
0.040
Why?
Propranolol
1
1998
44
0.040
Why?
Whole Genome Sequencing
1
2019
102
0.040
Why?
Receptors, Thyroid Hormone
1
2019
160
0.040
Why?
United States
2
2022
7050
0.040
Why?
Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
1
1998
105
0.040
Why?
Cells, Cultured
1
2001
2884
0.030
Why?
Promoter Regions, Genetic
1
2019
961
0.030
Why?
Reproducibility of Results
1
2022
2763
0.030
Why?
Computational Biology
1
2019
550
0.030
Why?
Postpartum Period
1
1996
148
0.030
Why?
Mice, Inbred BALB C
1
2017
1090
0.030
Why?
Cell Differentiation
1
2020
1529
0.030
Why?
Evolution, Molecular
1
2019
851
0.030
Why?
Molecular Sequence Data
1
2015
3024
0.020
Why?
Liver
1
2015
1208
0.020
Why?
Glucocorticoids
1
2011
357
0.020
Why?
Macaca mulatta
1
2011
466
0.020
Why?
Obesity
1
2015
971
0.020
Why?
Longitudinal Studies
1
2011
1076
0.020
Why?
Psychological Tests
1
2006
91
0.020
Why?
Immobilization
1
2004
21
0.010
Why?
Preoptic Area
1
2003
6
0.010
Why?
Oxytocin
1
2004
73
0.010
Why?
Infusion Pumps, Implantable
1
2003
25
0.010
Why?
Cyclooxygenase 2
1
2003
99
0.010
Why?
Restraint, Physical
1
2003
28
0.010
Why?
Adjuvants, Immunologic
1
2003
169
0.010
Why?
Wounds, Penetrating
1
2003
56
0.010
Why?
Endothelium, Vascular
1
2003
432
0.010
Why?
Mice, Inbred C57BL
1
2006
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