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R. Balesar

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h-index: 25
Works: 60
Citations: 2,205

Most-cited papers

Analysis of Gene Expression in Parkinson's Disease: Possible Involvement of Neurotrophic Support and Axon Guidance in Dopaminergic Cell Death
K. Bossers, G. Meerhoff, R. Balesar, Jeroen W. F. van Dongen +3 more
2009Brain Pathology174 citations Open access
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Distribution of MT1 melatonin receptor immunoreactivity in the human hypothalamus and pituitary gland: Colocalization of MT1 with vasopressin, oxytocin, and corticotropin‐releasing hormone
Yinghui Wu, Jiang-Ning Zhou, R. Balesar, U. Unmehopa +4 more
2006The Journal of comparative neurology173 citations
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Changes in the expression and localization of the paranodal protein Caspr on axons in chronic multiple sclerosis.
G. Wolswijk, R. Balesar
2003Brain : a journal of neurology129 citations
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Mature astrocytes in the adult human neocortex express the early neuronal marker doublecortin.
R. Verwer, A. Sluiter, R. Balesar, J. C. Baayen +6 more
2007Brain : a journal of neurology127 citations
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Estrogen receptor-alpha distribution in the human hypothalamus in relation to sex and endocrine status.
F. Kruijver, R. Balesar, A. M. Espila, U. Unmehopa +1 more
2002The Journal of comparative neurology127 citations
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A direct androgenic involvement in the expression of human corticotropin-releasing hormone
A.-M. Bao, DF Fischer, Y.-H. Wu, E. Hol +4 more
2006Molecular Psychiatry107 citations Open access
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Differential expression of estrogen receptor alpha and beta immunoreactivity in the human supraoptic nucleus in relation to sex and aging.
T. Ishunina, F. Kruijver, R. Balesar, D. Swaab
2000Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism106 citations
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The number of hypothalamic hypocretin (orexin) neurons is not affected in Prader-Willi syndrome.
R. Fronczek, G. Lammers, R. Balesar, U. Unmehopa +1 more
2005Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism86 citations Open access
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Estrogen‐receptor‐β distribution in the human hypothalamus: Similarities and differences with ERα distribution
Frank P. M. Kruijver, R. Balesar, Ana M. Espila, U. Unmehopa +1 more
200385 citations
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MicroRNA-132 and early growth response-1 in nucleus basalis of Meynert during the course of Alzheimer's disease.
Qiong-Bin Zhu, U. Unmehopa, K. Bossers, Yu-Ting Hu +5 more
2016Brain : a journal of neurology78 citations Open access
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Alterations in the histaminergic system in the substantia nigra and striatum of Parkinson's patients: a postmortem study.
Shan Ling, K. Bossers, S. Luchetti, R. Balesar +4 more
2012Neurobiology of Aging77 citations
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Sexually Dimorphic Changes of Hypocretin (Orexin) in Depression
Jing Lu, Juan Zhao, R. Balesar, R. Fronczek +5 more
2017EBioMedicine76 citations Open access
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A unified 3D map of microscopic architecture and MRI of the human brain
A. Alkemade, P. Bazin, R. Balesar, K. Pine +10 more
2022Science Advances73 citations Open access
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Measuring the iron content of dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra with MRI relaxometry
Malte Brammerloh, M. Morawski, I. Friedrich, T. Reinert +14 more
2021NeuroImage67 citations Open access
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Decreased NOS1 expression in the anterior cingulate cortex in depression.
Shang-feng Gao, Xin-Rui Qi, Juan Zhao, R. Balesar +2 more
2013Cerebral Cortex62 citations
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Estrogen-receptor-alpha distribution in the human hypothalamus: similarities and differences with ER alpha distribution
F. Kruijver, R. Balesar, A. M. Espila, U. Unmehopa +1 more
200353 citations
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Decreased Hypothalamic Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Expression in Type 2 Diabetes Patients.
J. T. ten Kulve, L. van Bloemendaal, R. Balesar, R. IJzerman +4 more
2016Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism49 citations Open access
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Neuronal histamine production remains unaltered in Parkinson's disease despite the accumulation of Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites in the tuberomamillary nucleus.
Shan Ling, Chunqing Liu, R. Balesar, M. A. Hofman +2 more
2012Neurobiology of Aging45 citations
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Human Brain Slice Culture: A Useful Tool to Study Brain Disorders and Potential Therapeutic Compounds
Xin-Rui Qi, R. Verwer, A. Bao, R. Balesar +3 more
2019Neuroscience Bulletin44 citations Open access
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Direct Involvement of Androgen Receptor in Oxytocin Gene Expression: Possible Relevance for Mood Disorders
Dan Dai, Qiao-Chu Li, Qiong-Bin Zhu, Shao-Hua Hu +3 more
2017Neuropsychopharmacology39 citations Open access
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Reduced Numbers of Corticotropin‐Releasing Hormone Neurons in Narcolepsy Type 1
Shan Ling, R. Balesar, D. Swaab, G. Lammers +1 more
2022Annals of Neurology38 citations Open access
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7 Tesla MRI Followed by Histological 3D Reconstructions in Whole-Brain Specimens
A. Alkemade, K. Pine, E. Kirilina, M. C. Keuken +10 more
2019Frontiers in Neuroanatomy36 citations Open access
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Neural stem cells improve neuronal survival in cultured postmortem brain tissue from aged and Alzheimer patients
L. Wu, A. Sluiter, Hongmei Guo, R. Balesar +3 more
2007Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine32 citations Open access
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Sex differences in the neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease: focus on cognitively intact elderly individuals
Yu-Ting Hu, J. Boonstra, Hugo Mcgurran, Jochem Stormmesand +5 more
2021Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology26 citations Open access
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A quantitative in situ hybridization protocol for formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded archival post-mortem human brain tissue.
Chunqing Liu, Shan Ling, R. Balesar, S. Luchetti +4 more
2010Methods26 citations
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Gene-expression profiling of individuals resilient to Alzheimer's disease reveals higher expression of genes related to metallothionein and mitochondrial processes and no changes in the unfolded protein response
L. D. de Vries, Aldo Jongejan, Jennifer Monteiro Fortes, R. Balesar +5 more
2024Acta Neuropathologica Communications25 citations Open access
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The functional microscopic neuroanatomy of the human subthalamic nucleus
A. Alkemade, G. de Hollander, S. Miletić, M. C. Keuken +4 more
2019Brain Structure and Function23 citations Open access
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Injury Response of Resected Human Brain Tissue In Vitro
R. Verwer, A. Sluiter, R. Balesar, Johannes C. Baaijen +4 more
2015Brain Pathology23 citations Open access
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Different oxytocin and corticotropin-releasing hormone system changes in bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder patients
Lei Guo, Yang-Jian Qi, Hong Tan, Dan Dai +6 more
2022EBioMedicine19 citations Open access
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Increased glutamic acid decarboxylase expression in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus in depression
Xue-yan Wu, R. Balesar, Jing Lu, Sahar Farajnia +4 more
2017Brain Structure and Function19 citations Open access
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Activated Wake Systems in Narcolepsy Type 1
Shan Ling, Suzan Linssen, Zoe Harteman, Fleur den Dekker +8 more
2023Annals of Neurology17 citations Open access
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Distinct proteomic profiles in prefrontal subareas of elderly major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder patients
Yang-Jian Qi, Yun-Rong Lu, Li-Gen Shi, J. Demmers +5 more
2022Translational Psychiatry17 citations Open access
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Unaltered histaminergic system in depression: a postmortem study.
Shan Ling, Xin-Rui Qi, R. Balesar, D. Swaab +1 more
2013Journal of Affective Disorders17 citations
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Alterations in pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide in major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and comorbid depression in Alzheimer's disease in the human hypothalamus and prefrontal cortex
Zala Slabe, R. Balesar, R. Verwer, J. V. van Heerikhuize +4 more
2023Psychological Medicine16 citations Open access
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Aromatase changes in depression: A postmortem and animal experimental study.
Juan-li Wu, Yang He, R. Hrubý, R. Balesar +7 more
2017Psychoneuroendocrinology16 citations
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Quantification of Tyrosine Hydroxylase and ErbB4 in the Locus Coeruleus of Mood Disorder Patients Using a Multispectral Method to Prevent Interference with Immunocytochemical Signals by Neuromelanin
Lei Guo, Jochem Stormmesand, Zheng Fang, Qingbin Zhu +5 more
2019Neuroscience Bulletin14 citations Open access
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Altered Loyalties of Neuronal Markers in Cultured Slices of Resected Human Brain Tissue
R. Verwer, A. Sluiter, R. Balesar, J. C. Baayen +3 more
2016Brain Pathology10 citations Open access
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Decreased hypothalamic prohormone convertase expression in huntington disease patients.
D. V. van Wamelen, N. Aziz, Juan Zhao, R. Balesar +3 more
2013Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology10 citations
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Sexually dimorphic age‐related molecular differences in the entorhinal cortex of cognitively intact elderly: Relation to early Alzheimer's changes
Xin-Lu Chen, Jennifer Monteiro Fortes, Yu-Ting Hu, Juliet van Iersel +5 more
2023Alzheimer's & Dementia9 citations
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Increased glutamic acid decarboxylase expression in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus in depression
Xue-yan Wu, R. Balesar, Jing Lu, Sahar Farajnia +4 more
2017Brain Structure and Function8 citations Open access
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Sex in the brain . Gender differences in the human hypothalamus and adjacent areas . Relationship to transsexualism , sexual orientation , sex hormone receptors and endocrine status
R. Balesar, A. M. Espila, U. Unmehopa, D. Swaab
20075 citations
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Increased pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide genes expression in the prefrontal cortex in schizophrenia in relation to suicide
Zala Slabe, R. Balesar, R. Verwer, G. Drevenšek +1 more
2023Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience4 citations Open access
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Stress-associated purinergic receptors code for fatal suicidality in the hippocampal-hypothalamic-prefrontal circuit
Lin Zhang, R. Verwer, J. V. van Heerikhuize, R. Balesar +4 more
2022bioRxiv4 citations Open access
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Toward an early diagnostic marker of Parkinson’s: measuring iron in dopaminergic neurons with MR relaxometry
Malte Brammerloh, M. Morawski, I. Weigelt, T. Reinert +14 more
2020bioRxiv4 citations Open access
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Increased oxytocin/vasopressin ratio in bipolar disorder in a cohort of human postmortem adults.
Hong Tan, Yu-Ting Hu, A. Goudswaard, Yongjian Li +3 more
2025Neurobiology of Disease3 citations Open access
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A neuroimaging atlas of the nigrosomes in the substantia nigra based on 3D histology
Malte Brammerloh, A. Alkemade, PL Bazin, Caroline Jantzen +13 more
2026Scientific Data2 citations Open access
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A unified 3D reconstruction of microscopy and MRI in a brain showing Alzheimer's disease‐related neuropathology
A. Alkemade, Pierre-Louis Bazin, E. Kirilina, K. Pine +10 more
2025Brain Pathology2 citations Open access
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Giving you five: A neuroimaging atlas of the nigrosomes in the substantia nigra based on 3D histology
Malte Brammerloh, A. Alkemade, PL Bazin, Caroline Jantzen +9 more
2026bioRxiv1 citations Open access
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Correction: Gene-expression profiling of individuals resilient to Alzheimer’s disease reveals higher expression of genes related to metallothionein and mitochondrial processes and no changes in the unfolded protein response
L. D. de Vries, A. Jongejan, Jennifer Monteiro Fortes, R. Balesar +5 more
2025Acta Neuropathologica Communications1 citations Open access
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Erratum to: Increased glutamic acid decarboxylase expression in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus in depression
Xue-yan Wu, R. Balesar, Jing Lu, Sahar Farajnia +4 more
2017Brain Structure and Function1 citations Open access
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