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Francisco Bezanilla

Concepts (341)

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Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Ion Channel Gating
60
2025
338
9.760
Why?
Membrane Potentials
44
2024
442
5.200
Why?
Shaker Superfamily of Potassium Channels
24
2025
51
5.170
Why?
Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated
18
2024
127
3.240
Why?
Ion Channels
14
2023
260
2.970
Why?
Oocytes
37
2023
227
2.960
Why?
Action Potentials
18
2025
629
2.380
Why?
Potassium Channels
19
2021
359
2.360
Why?
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels
8
2024
19
2.240
Why?
Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases
6
2017
52
1.960
Why?
Xenopus laevis
26
2025
143
1.900
Why?
Sodium Channels
11
2024
131
1.760
Why?
Patch-Clamp Techniques
22
2019
402
1.710
Why?
Protein Conformation
28
2025
935
1.510
Why?
Animals
97
2025
28901
1.480
Why?
Cell Membrane
19
2024
687
1.480
Why?
Neurons
16
2024
1654
1.380
Why?
Fluorescent Dyes
8
2015
262
1.250
Why?
Xenopus
23
2020
130
1.210
Why?
Axons
7
2018
189
1.120
Why?
Electrophysiology
11
2018
408
1.110
Why?
Decapodiformes
9
2018
47
1.050
Why?
Potassium
11
2024
271
1.040
Why?
Kinetics
23
2020
1561
1.020
Why?
Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
10
2018
101
1.020
Why?
Fluorometry
4
2015
31
0.980
Why?
Sodium
9
2020
340
0.950
Why?
Scorpion Venoms
6
2017
25
0.940
Why?
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
9
2024
308
0.920
Why?
Models, Molecular
22
2018
1376
0.910
Why?
Protein Subunits
10
2018
126
0.840
Why?
Mutation
17
2025
4374
0.830
Why?
Models, Biological
12
2013
1810
0.830
Why?
Ear Auricle
1
2023
2
0.810
Why?
Thermodynamics
7
2023
329
0.790
Why?
Protein Structure, Tertiary
13
2016
750
0.770
Why?
Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase
8
2020
89
0.760
Why?
Amino Acid Sequence
20
2017
2090
0.750
Why?
Temperature
9
2025
432
0.730
Why?
Ciona intestinalis
5
2021
27
0.700
Why?
Ions
8
2023
79
0.670
Why?
Isoleucine
4
2024
19
0.660
Why?
Electric Conductivity
9
2023
147
0.630
Why?
Electrophysiological Phenomena
2
2017
53
0.610
Why?
Ion Transport
6
2023
87
0.610
Why?
Lipid Bilayers
7
2015
147
0.590
Why?
Neurophysiology
1
2018
14
0.570
Why?
Protein Structure, Secondary
9
2019
342
0.560
Why?
Laboratories
1
2018
48
0.560
Why?
Kv1.2 Potassium Channel
4
2024
25
0.560
Why?
Gold
5
2019
44
0.550
Why?
Protein Multimerization
1
2019
196
0.550
Why?
Kv1.3 Potassium Channel
2
2017
14
0.540
Why?
Rats
16
2020
4155
0.530
Why?
Luminescent Proteins
2
2015
145
0.520
Why?
Receptor, Muscarinic M2
3
2016
13
0.500
Why?
Protein Domains
6
2019
164
0.500
Why?
Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
6
2015
282
0.500
Why?
Structure-Activity Relationship
10
2017
436
0.490
Why?
Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
7
2019
102
0.480
Why?
Bacterial Proteins
8
2014
922
0.460
Why?
Binding Sites
10
2017
1167
0.440
Why?
Protein Binding
9
2017
1560
0.440
Why?
Lanthanoid Series Elements
5
2018
12
0.440
Why?
Molecular Sequence Data
15
2015
3040
0.440
Why?
Indocyanine Green
1
2014
25
0.430
Why?
Electric Capacitance
2
2012
7
0.420
Why?
Energy Transfer
4
2017
27
0.420
Why?
Cell Membrane Permeability
4
2015
121
0.410
Why?
Drug Approval
1
2014
69
0.410
Why?
United States Food and Drug Administration
1
2014
147
0.410
Why?
Molecular Imaging
1
2014
72
0.400
Why?
Radio Waves
1
2013
20
0.400
Why?
Movement
4
2012
324
0.390
Why?
RNA Editing
2
2004
48
0.390
Why?
Spectrometry, Fluorescence
5
2008
85
0.380
Why?
Infrared Rays
1
2012
18
0.370
Why?
PTEN Phosphohydrolase
2
2011
149
0.360
Why?
Fluorescence
7
2019
103
0.350
Why?
Ultraviolet Rays
2
2024
198
0.330
Why?
Metal Nanoparticles
3
2019
35
0.310
Why?
Membrane Proteins
3
2011
1275
0.310
Why?
KCNQ Potassium Channels
1
2009
7
0.300
Why?
Clione
1
2009
2
0.300
Why?
Histidine
4
2019
75
0.290
Why?
HEK293 Cells
3
2024
706
0.290
Why?
Biophysical Phenomena
4
2021
126
0.290
Why?
Nanostructures
2
2020
89
0.290
Why?
Silicon
2
2019
20
0.290
Why?
Nanotechnology
2
2019
73
0.280
Why?
Humans
33
2024
95992
0.280
Why?
Locomotion
1
2009
146
0.270
Why?
Lasers
3
2020
102
0.260
Why?
Protons
3
2015
104
0.260
Why?
Ligands
4
2017
478
0.260
Why?
Magnesium
3
2014
178
0.260
Why?
Muscle, Skeletal
4
2017
481
0.250
Why?
Photic Stimulation
2
2019
514
0.250
Why?
Models, Chemical
3
2014
187
0.240
Why?
Cells, Cultured
7
2019
2928
0.230
Why?
Cnidarian Venoms
2
2017
19
0.230
Why?
Muscle Proteins
3
2017
134
0.230
Why?
Archaeal Proteins
1
2005
26
0.220
Why?
Green Fluorescent Proteins
1
2005
314
0.220
Why?
Cysteine
5
2013
146
0.210
Why?
Valine
1
2004
61
0.210
Why?
Protein Engineering
1
2005
150
0.210
Why?
Thermotoga maritima
2
2014
16
0.210
Why?
Kv1.1 Potassium Channel
3
2014
11
0.210
Why?
Cation Transport Proteins
2
2014
70
0.200
Why?
Ouabain
2
2015
25
0.200
Why?
Mutagenesis
2
2023
202
0.190
Why?
Mutant Proteins
4
2012
99
0.190
Why?
Models, Neurological
1
2006
435
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
294
0.190
Why?
Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic
2
2021
103
0.180
Why?
Nanowires
2
2020
6
0.180
Why?
Mechanotransduction, Cellular
1
2002
89
0.180
Why?
Nervous System
1
2002
92
0.180
Why?
Protein Isoforms
1
2002
296
0.180
Why?
Calcium Channels
1
2002
183
0.170
Why?
Tryptophan
1
2021
105
0.170
Why?
Escherichia coli Proteins
1
2002
190
0.170
Why?
Amino Acid Substitution
5
2018
336
0.170
Why?
Graphite
1
2020
13
0.160
Why?
Chlorzoxazone
1
2020
6
0.160
Why?
Mutation, Missense
2
2012
302
0.160
Why?
Female
13
2021
49980
0.160
Why?
Spinocerebellar Degenerations
1
2020
19
0.160
Why?
4-Aminopyridine
2
2018
37
0.160
Why?
Models, Theoretical
2
2018
504
0.160
Why?
Escherichia coli
1
2002
627
0.150
Why?
Genes, Reporter
2
2012
281
0.150
Why?
Transfection
3
2020
908
0.150
Why?
Cell Line
4
2020
2536
0.150
Why?
Melanins
1
2019
22
0.150
Why?
Chile
1
2018
9
0.150
Why?
Sequence Alignment
2
2017
360
0.150
Why?
Drosophila Proteins
2
2021
523
0.140
Why?
Citrulline
1
2018
10
0.140
Why?
Phenylurea Compounds
1
2019
99
0.140
Why?
Protein Structure, Quaternary
2
2012
103
0.140
Why?
Neurosciences
1
2019
53
0.140
Why?
Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels
1
2018
11
0.140
Why?
Crystallography, X-Ray
5
2016
527
0.140
Why?
Semiconductors
1
2018
12
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
0.140
Why?
Biocompatible Materials
1
2019
201
0.140
Why?
Static Electricity
5
2018
97
0.140
Why?
Arginine
1
2018
144
0.140
Why?
Demyelinating Diseases
1
2018
51
0.130
Why?
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
4
2018
509
0.130
Why?
Fluorine Radioisotopes
1
2018
26
0.130
Why?
Molecular Structure
3
2017
310
0.130
Why?
Ganglia, Spinal
4
2019
76
0.130
Why?
Protein Folding
2
2017
295
0.130
Why?
Chickens
1
2017
212
0.130
Why?
History, 20th Century
1
2018
327
0.130
Why?
Threonine
1
2017
34
0.130
Why?
RNA, Messenger
2
2003
2088
0.130
Why?
Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying
1
2018
124
0.130
Why?
Cell Communication
1
2018
220
0.130
Why?
Cholesterol
1
2019
367
0.130
Why?
Water
2
2012
307
0.130
Why?
Electrodes
2
2009
103
0.120
Why?
Polymers
1
2018
220
0.120
Why?
Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel beta Subunits
1
2016
5
0.120
Why?
Pyrimidines
1
2019
386
0.120
Why?
Shaw Potassium Channels
1
2015
8
0.120
Why?
Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
2
2008
164
0.120
Why?
Mitochondria
1
2020
621
0.120
Why?
Positron-Emission Tomography
1
2018
355
0.120
Why?
Protein Biosynthesis
1
2018
398
0.120
Why?
Algorithms
3
2012
2018
0.110
Why?
Optics and Photonics
1
2015
26
0.110
Why?
Adenosine Diphosphate
1
2015
63
0.110
Why?
Lymphocytes
1
2017
465
0.110
Why?
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
1
2019
611
0.110
Why?
Rhodamines
2
2011
20
0.110
Why?
Recombinant Proteins
4
2020
1006
0.110
Why?
Time Factors
6
2015
5593
0.100
Why?
Biological Transport
3
2014
412
0.100
Why?
Loligo
1
2013
2
0.100
Why?
Sea Anemones
1
2013
16
0.100
Why?
Microinjections
2
2013
71
0.100
Why?
Intermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels
1
2013
5
0.100
Why?
Drosophila
2
2018
539
0.100
Why?
KCNQ1 Potassium Channel
1
2013
17
0.100
Why?
Nanoparticles
1
2015
198
0.100
Why?
Terbium
1
2012
4
0.100
Why?
Coordination Complexes
1
2012
20
0.090
Why?
Ear, Inner
1
2013
37
0.090
Why?
Markov Chains
3
2015
137
0.090
Why?
In Vitro Techniques
2
2005
1014
0.090
Why?
KCNQ2 Potassium Channel
1
2012
5
0.090
Why?
Neural Conduction
2
2002
72
0.090
Why?
Cloning, Molecular
2
2014
648
0.090
Why?
Pertussis Toxin
1
2011
32
0.090
Why?
Allosteric Site
1
2011
23
0.090
Why?
Boron Compounds
3
2018
20
0.090
Why?
Brain
2
2019
2479
0.090
Why?
Conserved Sequence
1
2012
215
0.090
Why?
Diffusion
1
2011
95
0.090
Why?
Ether-A-Go-Go Potassium Channels
2
2015
27
0.090
Why?
Hydrolysis
1
2011
146
0.090
Why?
Hot Temperature
1
2012
221
0.090
Why?
Staining and Labeling
2
2008
163
0.080
Why?
Adenosine Triphosphate
1
2011
329
0.080
Why?
Mice
6
2020
12525
0.080
Why?
Equipment Design
3
2019
435
0.080
Why?
Electricity
2
2016
26
0.080
Why?
Electric Stimulation
3
2013
398
0.080
Why?
Myocardium
1
2013
606
0.080
Why?
Electrochemical Techniques
2
2020
7
0.080
Why?
Antarctic Regions
1
2009
10
0.070
Why?
Photochemical Processes
2
2020
15
0.070
Why?
Aerobiosis
1
2009
22
0.070
Why?
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
1
2011
564
0.070
Why?
Picrates
2
2005
12
0.070
Why?
Permeability
1
2009
144
0.070
Why?
Computer Simulation
4
2012
1158
0.070
Why?
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
1
2009
138
0.070
Why?
Biophysics
3
2020
157
0.070
Why?
Gene Transfer Techniques
1
2009
156
0.070
Why?
Swimming
1
2009
64
0.070
Why?
Software
1
2012
698
0.070
Why?
Enzyme Activation
1
2009
692
0.070
Why?
Neurotoxins
1
2007
48
0.070
Why?
COS Cells
2
2004
168
0.070
Why?
Insect Proteins
1
2007
90
0.060
Why?
Electrochemistry
1
2006
60
0.060
Why?
Prokaryotic Cells
1
2006
15
0.060
Why?
Animals, Newborn
2
2020
535
0.060
Why?
Immunologic Techniques
1
2005
26
0.060
Why?
Genetic Vectors
2
2020
446
0.060
Why?
Boronic Acids
1
2005
55
0.060
Why?
Calcium
3
2016
1205
0.060
Why?
Protein Stability
2
2017
106
0.060
Why?
Models, Statistical
2
2011
594
0.060
Why?
Imidazoles
1
2005
144
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?
Microfluidic Analytical Techniques
1
2004
46
0.050
Why?
Peptides
1
2007
671
0.050
Why?
Archaea
1
2004
22
0.050
Why?
Biosensing Techniques
1
2004
81
0.050
Why?
Nicotinic Agonists
1
2004
74
0.050
Why?
Receptors, Nicotinic
1
2004
134
0.050
Why?
Flow Cytometry
1
2004
725
0.050
Why?
Osmolar Concentration
1
2002
181
0.050
Why?
Monte Carlo Method
1
2003
191
0.050
Why?
Membrane Glycoproteins
1
2004
454
0.050
Why?
Cold Temperature
1
2002
162
0.050
Why?
Tropical Climate
1
2002
35
0.050
Why?
Crystallization
1
2002
216
0.050
Why?
Macromolecular Substances
1
2002
179
0.050
Why?
Calcium Signaling
1
2003
142
0.050
Why?
Climate
1
2002
61
0.050
Why?
Hippocampus
1
2005
459
0.050
Why?
Acclimatization
1
2002
89
0.040
Why?
Synaptic Transmission
1
2023
233
0.040
Why?
United States
1
2014
7785
0.040
Why?
Motor Neurons
1
2002
178
0.040
Why?
Species Specificity
1
2002
708
0.040
Why?
Adaptation, Physiological
1
2003
341
0.040
Why?
Heart Rate
1
2023
533
0.040
Why?
Spheroids, Cellular
1
2020
31
0.040
Why?
Dependovirus
1
2020
37
0.040
Why?
Loss of Function Mutation
1
2020
50
0.040
Why?
Gene Knockdown Techniques
1
2020
256
0.040
Why?
Genome
1
2002
407
0.040
Why?
Base Sequence
1
2002
2341
0.040
Why?
DNA Mutational Analysis
1
2020
548
0.040
Why?
Mice, Inbred C57BL
1
2005
3483
0.030
Why?
Radioactive Tracers
1
2018
6
0.030
Why?
Surface Properties
1
2018
132
0.030
Why?
Carbon
1
2017
97
0.030
Why?
Stereoisomerism
1
2017
104
0.030
Why?
Pilocarpine
1
2016
7
0.030
Why?
Chlorine
1
2016
8
0.030
Why?
Muscarinic Agonists
1
2016
23
0.030
Why?
Light
1
2018
297
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
132
0.030
Why?
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
1
2019
1267
0.030
Why?
Signal Transduction
2
2006
3581
0.030
Why?
Dimerization
1
2015
150
0.030
Why?
Acetylcholine
2
2006
180
0.030
Why?
Macaca mulatta
1
2018
485
0.030
Why?
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
1
2015
193
0.030
Why?
Dermoscopy
1
2014
7
0.030
Why?
Anisotropy
1
2014
65
0.030
Why?
Chromatography, Liquid
1
2014
104
0.030
Why?
Mass Spectrometry
1
2014
205
0.030
Why?
Cytoplasm
1
2014
288
0.020
Why?
Voltage-Sensitive Dye Imaging
1
2013
3
0.020
Why?
DNA Primers
1
2014
548
0.020
Why?
Nerve Tissue Proteins
1
2015
516
0.020
Why?
Disease Models, Animal
1
2020
2534
0.020
Why?
Hydrogen Bonding
1
2012
154
0.020
Why?
Nitrogen
1
2012
79
0.020
Why?
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
1
2014
220
0.020
Why?
Scattering, Radiation
1
2011
123
0.020
Why?
Up-Regulation
1
2014
740
0.020
Why?
X-Rays
1
2011
139
0.020
Why?
Cricetulus
1
2011
132
0.020
Why?
CHO Cells
1
2011
196
0.020
Why?
Cricetinae
1
2011
542
0.020
Why?
Computational Biology
1
2014
587
0.020
Why?
Sodium Channel Blockers
1
2008
29
0.020
Why?
Motion
1
2008
100
0.020
Why?
Allosteric Regulation
1
2007
69
0.020
Why?
Adolescent
1
2020
9878
0.020
Why?
Receptor, Muscarinic M1
1
2006
2
0.020
Why?
Calibration
1
2006
108
0.020
Why?
Liposomes
1
2006
101
0.020
Why?
Cations, Divalent
1
2005
39
0.010
Why?
Molecular Probes
1
2005
37
0.010
Why?
Luminescent Measurements
1
2005
64
0.010
Why?
Sodium-Glucose Transporter 1
1
2004
4
0.010
Why?
Systems Integration
1
2004
34
0.010
Why?
Equipment Failure Analysis
1
2004
93
0.010
Why?
Lysine
1
2005
190
0.010
Why?
Cell Separation
1
2004
205
0.010
Why?
Entropy
1
2003
43
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1972
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1972
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1972
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1972
192
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