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Francesca Spiga

103

Works

3,816

Citations

32

h-index

44

i10-index

Research Topics

Stress Responses and Cortisol Circadian rhythm and melatonin Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Affiliations

University of Cagliari2001–2001

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust2021–2021

National Institute for Health Research2021–2021

University of Bristol2005–2025

NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre2025–2025

Top Works

Role of glucocorticoid negative feedback in the regulation of HPA axis pulsatility

Julia K Gjerstad,Stafford L. Lightman,et al.

2018407 citations

Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension

Adrenal Hormones and Disorders

HPA Axis‐Rhythms

Francesca Spiga,Jamie J. Walker,et al.

2014262 citations

The significance of glucocorticoid pulsatility

Stafford L. Lightman,Crispin C. Wiles,et al.

2008232 citations

Differential effects of exposure to low-light or high-light open-field on anxiety-related behaviors: Relationship to c-Fos expression in serotonergic and non-serotonergic neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus

J. Adriaan Bouwknecht,Francesca Spiga,et al.

2007194 citations

The Origin of Glucocorticoid Hormone Oscillations

Jamie J. Walker,Francesca Spiga,et al.

2012186 citations

ACTH-Dependent Ultradian Rhythm of Corticosterone Secretion

Francesca Spiga,Eleanor Waite,et al.

201196 citations

Dynamic Pituitary-Adrenal Interactions in Response to Cardiac Surgery*

Ben Gibbison,Francesca Spiga,et al.

201488 citations

Exposure to high- and low-light conditions in an open-field test of anxiety increases c-Fos expression in specific subdivisions of the rat basolateral amygdaloid complex

Matthew W. Hale,J. Adriaan Bouwknecht,et al.

200684 citations

Tools for assessing quality and risk of bias in Mendelian randomization studies: a systematic review

Francesca Spiga,Mark Gibson,et al.

202280 citations