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W. D. McElroy

NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

240

Works

10,407

Citations

57

h-index

127

i10-index

Research Topics

bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research Photoreceptor and optogenetics research Marine and fisheries research

Affiliations

NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service2012–2024

University of Iowa1984–1984

University of Maryland, Baltimore1955–1955

National Institutes of Health1964–1964

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration2022–2022

Top Works

The Chemical Basis of Heredity

Howard B. Newcombe,W. D. McElroy,et al.

19571,041 citations

Fish Ecology and Management Studies

Chemical Reactions and Isotopes

Bubble formation in animals. I. Physical factors

E. Newton Harvey,D. K. Barnes,et al.

1944391 citations

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry

W. D. McElroy,Alday, Aintzane,et al.

2019372 citations

Spectral emission and quantum yield of firefly bioluminescence

H. H. Seliger,W. D. McElroy

1960340 citations

[1] Purification and properties of firefly luciferase

Marlene DeLuca,W. D. McElroy

1978332 citations

The Energy Source for Bioluminescence in an Isolated System

1947277 citations

Complementary DNA Coding Click Beetle Luciferases Can Elicit Bioluminescence of Different Colors

Keith V. Wood,Y. Amy Lam,et al.

1989268 citations

Kinetics of the firefly luciferase catalyzed reactions

Marlene DeLuca,W. D. McElroy

1974255 citations

THE COLORS OF FIREFLY BIOLUMINESCENCE: ENZYME CONFIGURATION AND SPECIES SPECIFICITY

H. H. Seliger,W. D. McElroy

1964225 citations