| A homeodomain gene Ptx3 has highly restricted brain expression in mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 1997 | 308 |
| Eukaryotic protein processing: endoproteolysis of precursor proteins | Current Opinion in Biotechnology | 1997 | 252 |
| Peripheral and central hyperexcitability: differential signs and symptoms in persistent pain | Behavioral and Brain Sciences | 1997 | 179 |
| Acute methionine load-induced hyperhomocysteinemia enhances platelet aggregation, thromboxane biosynthesis, and macrophage-derived tissue factor activity in rats | FASEB Journal | 1997 | 172 |
| Impaired fertility in mice deficient for the testicular germ-cell protease PC4 | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 1997 | 147 |
| Enhanced expression of endothelin-1 gene in resistance arteries in severe human essential hypertension | Journal of Hypertension | 1997 | 137 |
| Regulation by gastric acid of the processing of progastrin-derived peptides in rat antral mucosa | Journal of Physiology | 1997 | 128 |
| Pro-protein convertase gene expression in human breast cancer | International Journal of Cancer | 1997 | 120 |
| Cellular localization of the prohormone convertases in the hypothalamic paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei: selective regulation of PC1 in corticotrophin-releasing hormone parvocellular neurons mediated by glucocorticoids | Journal of Neuroscience | 1997 | 89 |
| Prostatic kallikrein hK2, but not prostate-specific antigen (hK3), activates single-chain urokinase-type plasminogen activator | International Journal of Cancer | 1997 | 85 |
| Optimal scoring strategies and weights for the formalin test in rats | Pain | 1997 | 82 |
| Effect of AT1 angiotensin-receptor blockade on structure and function of small arteries in SHR | Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology | 1997 | 76 |
| How to assess vascular remodelling in small and medium-sized muscular arteries in humans | Journal of Hypertension | 1997 | 74 |
| In vitro characterization of the novel proprotein convertase PC7 | Journal of Biological Chemistry | 1997 | 70 |
| Fluoxetine improves insulin sensitivity in obese patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus independently of weight loss | International Journal of Obesity | 1997 | 70 |
| Glucose transporter (GLUT-4) is targeted to secretory granules in rat atrial cardiomyocytes | Journal of Cell Biology | 1997 | 69 |
| Plasma lipoprotein distribution of apoC-III in normolipidemic and hypertriglyceridemic subjects: comparison of the apoC-III to apoE ratio in different lipoprotein fractions | Journal of Lipid Research | 1997 | 68 |
| Efficacy and safety of a new hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitor, atorvastatin, in patients with combined hyperlipidemia: comparison with fenofibrate | Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology | 1997 | 61 |
| Apoptosis in aorta of deoxycorticosterone acetate-salt hypertensive rats: effect of endothelin receptor antagonism | Journal of Hypertension | 1997 | 56 |
| Alternative splicing converts the G-protein coupled follitropin receptor gene into a growth factor type I receptor: implications for pleiotropic actions of the hormone | Molecular Reproduction and Development | 1997 | 56 |
| Comparative functional role of PC7 and furin in the processing of the HIV envelope glycoprotein gp160 | FEBS Letters | 1997 | 49 |
| Effect of chronic ETA-selective endothelin receptor antagonism on blood pressure in experimental and genetic hypertension in rats | British Journal of Pharmacology | 1997 | 49 |
| Immunization of male bonnet monkeys (M. radiata) with a recombinant FSH receptor preparation affects testicular function and fertility | Endocrinology | 1997 | 47 |
| Renal angiotensin II receptor regulation in two-kidney, one clip hypertensive rats: effect of ACE inhibition | Hypertension | 1997 | 47 |
| The integrity of the RRGDL sequence of the proprotein convertase PC1 is critical for its zymogen and C-terminal processing and for its cellular trafficking | Biochemical Journal | 1997 | 46 |
