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Bradford B. Lowell

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Affiliation Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Top Publications Mechanisms Controlling Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Respiration through the Thermogenic Coactivator PGC-1 (1999) – 4,188 citations Role of leptin in the neuroendocrine response to fasting (1996) – 3,174 citations Transcriptional co-activator PGC-1α drives the formation of slow-twitch muscle fibres (2002) – 2,570 citations Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Type 2 ... <a title="Bradford B. Lowell" class="read-more" href="https://journalsworld.com/researchers/bradford-b-lowell/" aria-label="Read more about Bradford B. Lowell">Read more</a>

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Publications262Total indexed works
Citations68,450Source-reported citations
h-index117Source-reported h-index
i10-index201Source-reported i10-index

Biography, research & contributions

Affiliation

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Top Publications

  • Mechanisms Controlling Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Respiration through the Thermogenic Coactivator PGC-1 (1999) - 4,188 citations
  • Role of leptin in the neuroendocrine response to fasting (1996) - 3,174 citations
  • Transcriptional co-activator PGC-1α drives the formation of slow-twitch muscle fibres (2002) - 2,570 citations
  • Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Type 2 Diabetes (2005) - 2,089 citations
  • Rapid, reversible activation of AgRP neurons drives feeding behavior in mice (2011) - 1,678 citations

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Full name
Bradford B. Lowell
ORCID
0000-0002-0436-3760
OpenAlex ID
https://openalex.org/A5024782501

Research interests

  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity, Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases, Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology

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