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ReviewJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2008

Caveolae structure and function.

Candice M Thomas, Eric J Smart

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Review in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
66citing papers in PubMed
7.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

66 citing papers in PubMed, 157 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Candice M ThomasDepartment of Pediatrics and the Kentucky Pediatric Research Institute, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
Eric J Smart
University of Kentucky · US

Funding

PROTECTIVE ACTIONS OF ESTRADIOL/SERMS ON BRAIN/HIVP20RR015592 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI KELLY, THOMAS J. · 2000 to 2009
$18.2M
Saturated Fatty Acid and Cardiovascular DiseaseR01HL078976 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI SMART, ERIC J · 2006 to 2010
$1.8M
Protective Effects of Stearic Acid on Gestational and Acquired Diabetes MellitusR01DK077632 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI GRAF, GREGORY A, SMART, ERIC J · 2006 to 2009
$1.2M
NCRR NIH HHS P20 RR015592NCRR NIH HHS RR015592-06NHLBI NIH HHS HL078976NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL078976NIDDK NIH HHS DK077632NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK077632
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studies on the structure and function of caveolae have revealed how this versatile subcellular organelle can influence numerous signalling pathways. This brief review will discuss a few of the key features of caveolae as it relates to signalling and disease processes.

Indexed as

AnimalsCaveolaeCaveolinsForecastingHumansMembrane MicrodomainsModels, AnimalNeoplasmsNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIPrion DiseasesSignal TransductionCaveolinsNitric Oxide Synthase Type III

Identifiers

PMID18315571
PMCPMC4401128
OpenAlexW2013518927

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