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Last published 2009
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P.L. Rayford

High Impact

Researcher

Formerly Arkansas Affiliated with UA Little Rock, UAMS through 1998; recent publications list The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

Faculty Researcher

21 h-index 79 pubs 3,188 cited

  • Animals
  • Cholecystokinin
  • Radioimmunoassay
  • Dogs
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Gastrins
  • Female
  • Pancreas
  • Rats
  • Secretin
  • Stomach
  • Biological Assay
  • Immune Sera
  • Luteinizing Hormone

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

P.L. Rayford's research has focused on several areas within health sciences, including child and adolescent health, and health disparities and outcomes. Their work also extended to behavioral and psychological studies, as well as public health research. Publications from 1998 indicate an engagement with disease mechanisms research and health and medical research impacts.

Metrics

  • h-index: 21
  • Publications: 79
  • Citations: 3,188

Selected Publications

  • Pathophysiological Effects of Nicotine on the Pancreas (1998)
    Experimental Biology and Medicine 33 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effect of γ-irradiation on the Effector Function of T Lymphocytes in Microbial Control (1995)
    International Journal of Radiation Biology 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Circadian Variations of Gastrointestinal Peptides and Cell Proliferation in Rats: Effects of Adrenalectomy (1994)
    Elsevier eBooks 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Tissue distribution of cadmium-109 after tracheal and gastric administration in rats (1993)
    Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Agonist-regulated alteration of the affinity of pancreatic muscarinic cholinergic receptors. (1993)
    Journal of Biological Chemistry 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Estrogens influence cholecystokinin stimulated pancreatic amylase release and acinar cell membrane cholecystokinin receptors in rat (1991)
    Life Sciences 24 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effects of dietary protein alterations on circadian rhythms of gastrointestinal peptides in rats (1990)
    Digestive Diseases and Sciences 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Neural mechanisms of pancreatic polypeptide release in conscious dogs (1989)
    American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effect of L364718, a New CCK Antagonist, on Amylase Secretion in Isolated Rat Pancreatic Acini (1988)
    Pancreas 31 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • L364718, a new CCK antagonist, inhibits biological actions of CCK in conscious dogs (1987)
    Peptides 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • An antiserum that recognizes mesotocin and isotocin: Development of a homologous radioimmunoassay for plasma mesotocin in chickens (Gallus domesticus) (1986)
    General and Comparative Endocrinology 36 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Ileo-caecal resection induced pancreatic growth in rats (1985)
    Peptides 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The influence of cadmium (CdCl2) on the canine plasma levels of gastrin, cholecystokinin (CCK), and pancreatic polypeptide (PP) (1984)
    Biological Trace Element Research 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effect of synthetic porcine gastrin-releasing peptide on plasma levels of immunoreactive cholecystokinin pancreatic polypeptide and gastrin in dogs (1983)
    Peptides 29 citations DOI OpenAlex

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