Linda R. Watkins
University of Colorado Boulder
Linda R. Watkins is an American biochemist and physiologist. She discovered that glial cells can play a key role in the neuronal treatment of pain.
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Linda R. Watkins is an American biochemist and physiologist. She discovered that glial cells can play a key role in the neuronal treatment of pain.
Affiliation
University of Colorado Boulder
Top Publications
- Vagus nerve stimulation attenuates the systemic inflammatory response to endotoxin (2000) - 4,254 citations
- Pathological and protective roles of glia in chronic pain (2008) - 1,414 citations
- Advances in Neuropathic Pain (2003) - 1,215 citations
- Cytokines for psychologists: Implications of bidirectional immune-to-brain communication for understanding behavior, mood, and cognition. (1998) - 1,135 citations
- Glial activation: a driving force for pathological pain (2001) - 1,097 citations
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- Full name
- Linda R. Watkins
- ORCID
- 0000-0002-5870-388X
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5025282582
Research interests
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Stress Responses and Cortisol, Pain Management and Treatment, Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
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Most-cited linked publications
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- 4,254OpenAlex citations
- Pathological and protective roles of glia in chronic pain ↗2008 · Nature reviews. Neuroscience1,414OpenAlex citations
- Advances in Neuropathic Pain ↗2003 · Archives of Neurology1,215OpenAlex citations
- 1,135OpenAlex citations
- Glial activation: a driving force for pathological pain ↗2001 · Trends in Neurosciences1,097OpenAlex citations
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- Pathological and protective roles of glia in chronic pain ↗2008 · Nature reviews. Neuroscience
- Advances in Neuropathic Pain ↗2003 · Archives of Neurology
- Glial activation: a driving force for pathological pain ↗2001 · Trends in Neurosciences
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