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  1. Fat cells unusually posses a type of protein that allows them to absorb Calcium from the blood

    Article • Journal of Endocrinology, February 2020, Bioscientifica

    Paul Smith

  2. Simvastatin Inhibits L-Type Ca2+-Channel Activity Through Impairment of Mitochondrial Function

    Article • Toxicological Sciences, March 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Paul Smith

  3. Hypothermic neuroprotection during reperfusion following exposure to aglycemia in central white matter is mediated by acidification

    Article • Physiological Reports, March 2019, Wiley

    Paul Smith

  4. Exposure to a Nonionic Surfactant Induces a Response Akin to Heat-Shock Apoptosis in Intestinal Epithelial Cells: Implications for Excipients Safety

    Article • Molecular Pharmaceutics, January 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Paul Smith

  5. How could statins affect insulin secretion and blood sugar levels

    Article • Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism, March 2018, Wiley

    Paul Smith

  6. Why are reflexes faster in women than men

    Article • October 2017, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Paul Smith

  7. Antidepressant drugs adversley affect the cells in the body that control blood sugar levels

    Article • Toxicological Sciences, May 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Paul Smith

  8. Effect of simvastatin on vascular tone in porcine coronary artery: Potential role of the mitochondria

    Article • Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, August 2016, Elsevier

    Paul Smith

  9. Bioenergetic disruption of human micro-vascular endothelial cells by antipsychotics

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, May 2015, Elsevier

    Paul Smith

  10. A bad effect of antipsychotic drugs

    Article • Brain Research, October 2014, Elsevier

    Paul Smith

  11. White fat cells behave like an electric battery

    Article • AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism, May 2014, American Physiological Society

    Paul Smith

  12. Hydrogen sulphide-mediated vasodilatation involves the release of neurotransmitters from sensory nerves in pressurized mesenteric small arteries isolated from rats

    Article • British Journal of Pharmacology, January 2013, Wiley

    Paul Smith

  13. Effects of Neospora caninum infection on brain microvascular endothelial cells bioenergetics

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Paul Smith

  14. Surface electromyography reveals males have a slower patellar reflex than females

    Article • Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, December 2012, Elsevier

    Paul Smith

  15. Innervation of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons by Peptidergic Neurons Conveying Circadian or Energy Balance Information in the Mouse

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2009, PLOS

    Paul Smith

  16. Insulin secretion can be blocked by another blood hormone

    Article • Endocrinology, February 2009, Endocrine Society

    Paul Smith

  17. Cannabinoid receptor agonists are mitochondrial inhibitors: A unified hypothesis of how cannabinoids modulate mitochondrial function and induce cell death

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, December 2007, Elsevier

    Paul Smith, Stephen Alexander

  18. Vanilloid receptor agonists and antagonists are mitochondrial inhibitors: How vanilloids cause non-vanilloid receptor mediated cell death

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, March 2007, Elsevier

    Paul Smith, Stephen Alexander

  19. Somatostatin Inhibits Oxidative Respiration in Pancreatic β-Cells

    Article • Endocrinology, March 2006, Endocrine Society

    Paul Smith

  20. TRPV1 and CB1 receptor-mediated effects of the endovanilloid/endocannabinoid N-arachidonoyl-dopamine on primary afferent fibre and spinal cord neuronal responses in the rat

    Article • European Journal of Neuroscience, July 2004, Wiley

    Paul Smith

  21. Block of Ca2+-channels by alpha-endosulphine inhibits insulin release

    Article • British Journal of Pharmacology, April 2002, Wiley

    Paul Smith

  22. Tetrabutylammonium: a selective blocker of the somatostatin-activated hyperpolarizing current in mouse AtT-20 corticotrophs

    Article • Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, March 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Paul Smith

  23. Miniglucagon (Glucagon 19–29), a Potent and Efficient Inhibitor of Secretagogue-induced Insulin Release through a Ca2+Pathway

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, April 1999, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Paul Smith

  24. Direct effects of tolbutamide on mitochondrial function, intracellular Ca 2+ and exocytosis in pancreatic β-cells

    Article • Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, February 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Paul Smith

  25. detergents can affect the body's cells that secrete insulin and control blood sugar

    Article • British Journal of Pharmacology, June 1998, Wiley

    Paul Smith

  26. Promiscuous coupling between the sulphonylurea receptor and inwardly rectifying potassium channels

    Article • Nature, February 1996, Nature

    Paul Smith

  27. Cloning and functional expression of the cDNA encoding a novel ATP-sensitive potassium channel subunit expressed in pancreatic β-cells, brain, heart and skeletal muscle

    Article • FEBS Letters, December 1995, Wiley

    Paul Smith

  28. A cADP-ribose antagonist does not inhibit secretagogue-, caffeine- and nitric oxide-induced Ca2+ responses in rat pancreatic β-cells

    Article • Cell Calcium, November 1995, Elsevier

    Paul Smith

  29. Nitric oxide induces intracellular Ca2+mobilization and increases secretion of incorporated 5-hydroxytryptamine in rat pancreatic β-cells

    Article • FEBS Letters, September 1995, Wiley

    Paul Smith

  30. A fluorimetric and amperometric study of calcium and secretion in isolated mouse pancreatic ?-cells

    Article • Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, September 1995, Springer Science + Business Media

    Paul Smith

  31. Stimulus-secretion coupling in pancreatic β cells

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, January 1994, Wiley

    Paul Smith

  32. Two types of potassium channel regulated by ATP in pancreatic B cells isolated from a type-2 diabetic human

    Article • Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, May 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Paul Smith

  33. Politics, Pragmatism and Ideology: The ‘Wellsprings’ of Conservative Union Legislation (1979–1992)

    Article • Industrial Law Journal, January 1993, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Paul Smith

  34. Inhibition of electrical activity in mouse pancreatic β-cells by the ATP/ADP translocase inhibitor, bongkrekic acid

    Article • FEBS Letters, May 1991, Wiley

    Paul Smith

  35. Ligustrazine selectively blocks ATP-sensitive K+channels in mouse pancreatic β cells

    Article • FEBS Letters, February 1990, Wiley

    Paul Smith

  36. Simultaneous recordings of glucose dependent electrical activity and ATP-regulated K+-currents in isolated mouse pancreatic β-cells

    Article • FEBS Letters, February 1990, Wiley

    Paul Smith

  37. Two types of Ca channel in rat pancreatic ?-cells

    Article • Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, January 1990, Springer Science + Business Media

    Paul Smith

  38. Modulation of dihydropyridine-sensitive Ca2+ channels by glucose metabolism in mouse pancreatic β -cells

    Article • Nature, November 1989, Nature

    Paul Smith

  39. Demonstration of A-currents in pancreatic islet cells

    Article • Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, February 1989, Springer Science + Business Media

    Paul Smith