Ben A. Barres
Genentech
Affiliation Genentech Top Publications Neurotoxic reactive astrocytes are induced by activated microglia (2017) – 8,443 citations An RNA-Sequencing Transcriptome and Splicing Database of Glia, Neurons, and Vascular Cells of the Cerebral Cortex (2014) – 5,514 citations Microglia Sculpt Postnatal Neural Circuits in an Activity and Complement-Dependent Manner (2012) – 4,280 citations Complement and microglia mediate ... <a title="Ben A. Barres" class="read-more" href="https://journalsworld.com/researchers/ben-a-barres/" aria-label="Read more about Ben A. Barres">Read more</a>
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Affiliation
Genentech
Top Publications
- Neurotoxic reactive astrocytes are induced by activated microglia (2017) - 8,443 citations
- An RNA-Sequencing Transcriptome and Splicing Database of Glia, Neurons, and Vascular Cells of the Cerebral Cortex (2014) - 5,514 citations
- Microglia Sculpt Postnatal Neural Circuits in an Activity and Complement-Dependent Manner (2012) - 4,280 citations
- Complement and microglia mediate early synapse loss in Alzheimer mouse models (2016) - 3,536 citations
- The Classical Complement Cascade Mediates CNS Synapse Elimination (2007) - 3,447 citations
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- Full name
- Ben A. Barres
- ORCID
- 0000-0003-2905-4136
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5027970945
Research interests
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Nerve injury and regeneration, Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
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- 8,443OpenAlex citations
- An RNA-Sequencing Transcriptome and Splicing Database of Glia, Neurons, and Vascular Cells of the Cerebral Cortex ↗2014 · Journal of Neuroscience5,514OpenAlex citations
- 4,280OpenAlex citations
- 3,536OpenAlex citations
- 3,447OpenAlex citations
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- An RNA-Sequencing Transcriptome and Splicing Database of Glia, Neurons, and Vascular Cells of the Cerebral Cortex ↗2014 · Journal of Neuroscience
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