Christian Looft

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

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Christian Looft is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Looft has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Genetics, 36 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Christian Looft's work include Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (26 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (22 papers) and Reproductive Biology and Fertility (18 papers). Christian Looft is often cited by papers focused on Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (26 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (22 papers) and Reproductive Biology and Fertility (18 papers). Christian Looft collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Bangladesh and Thailand. Christian Looft's co-authors include Ernst Tholen, K. Schellander, Dawit Tesfaye, Michael Hoelker, Muhammad Jasim Uddin, Dessie Salilew‐Wondim, F. Rings, Mehmet Ulaş Çınar, E. Kalm and Sven Paul and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

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Christian Looft

84 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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A Mutation in PRKAG3 Associated with Excess Glycogen Content in Pig Skeletal Muscle

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Patterns of Bovine Blastocysts Developed In Vivo from Embryos Completed Different Stages of Development In Vitro 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·Dessie Salilew‐Wondim, Éric Fournier, Michael Hoelker, Mohammed Saeed‐Zidane, Ernst Tholen, Christian Looft, Christiane Neuhoff, U. Besenfelder, (unknown), F. Rings, Dominic Gagné, Marc‐André Sirard, Claude Robert, Habib A. Shojaei Saadi, Ahmed Gad, K. Schellander, Dawit Tesfaye	70
2	Sulforaphane Epigenetically Regulates Innate Immune Responses of Porcine Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells Induced with Lipopolysaccharide 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), (unknown), Christiane Neuhoff, Rui Zhang, Mehmet Ulaş Çınar, M.M. Hossain, Dawit Tesfaye, Christine Große‐Brinkhaus, Dessie Salilew‐Wondim, Ernst Tholen, Christian Looft, Michael Hölker, K. Schellander, Muhammad Jasim Uddin	37
3	MicroRNA Expression Profile in Bovine Granulosa Cells of Preovulatory Dominant and Subordinate Follicles during the Late Follicular Phase of the Estrous Cycle 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·Samuel Gebremedhn, Dessie Salilew‐Wondim, Ijaz Ahmad, Sudeep Sahadevan, M.M. Hossain, Michael Hoelker, F. Rings, Christiane Neuhoff, Ernst Tholen, Christian Looft, K. Schellander, Dawit Tesfaye	87
4	Bovine embryo survival under oxidative‐stress conditions is associated with activity of the NRF2‐mediated oxidative‐stress‐response pathway 2014 ·Molecular Reproduction and Development ·Ahmed Amin, Ahmed Gad, Dessie Salilew‐Wondim, Sigit Prastowo, Eva Held, Michael Hoelker, F. Rings, Ernst Tholen, Christiane Neuhoff, Christian Looft, K. Schellander, Dawit Tesfaye	83
5	Expression profiling of noncoding microRNAs in bovine granulosa cells of preovulatory dominant follicle using deep sequencing 2014 ·Murdoch Research Repository (Murdoch University) ·Samuel Gebremedhn, Ijaz Ahmad, Dessie Salilew‐Wondim, Sudeep Sahadevan, Michael Hoelker, F. Rings, Muhammad Jasim Uddin, Ernst Tholen, Christian Looft, K. Schellander, Dawit Tesfaye	1
6	A genetical genomics approach reveals new candidates and confirms known candidate genes for drip loss in a porcine resource population 2013 ·Mammalian Genome ·(unknown), Mehmet Ulaş Çınar, Muhammad Jasim Uddin, Christian Looft, H. Jüngst, Dawit Tesfaye, Astrid Becker, Andreas Zimmer, Siriluck Ponsuksili, Klaus Wimmers, Ernst Tholen, K. Schellander, Christine Große‐Brinkhaus	19
7	Evaluation of suitable reference genes for gene expression studies in porcine PBMCs in response to LPS and LTA 2013 ·BMC Research Notes ·Mehmet Ulaş Çınar, Mohammad Ariful Islam, (unknown), Hakan Kocamiş, Ernst Tholen, Dawit Tesfaye, Christian Looft, K. Schellander, Muhammad Jasim Uddin	36
8	RNA Deep Sequencing Reveals Novel Candidate Genes and Polymorphisms in Boar Testis and Liver Tissues with Divergent Androstenone Levels 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Asep Gunawan, Sudeep Sahadevan, Christiane Neuhoff, Christine Große‐Brinkhaus, Ahmed Gad, (unknown), Dawit Tesfaye, Ernst Tholen, Christian Looft, Muhammad Jasim Uddin, K. Schellander, Mehmet Ulaş Çınar	38
9	Exosomal and Non-Exosomal Transport of Extra-Cellular microRNAs in Follicular Fluid: Implications for Bovine Oocyte Developmental Competence 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Md Mahmodul Hasan Sohel, Michael Hoelker, (unknown), Dessie Salilew‐Wondim, Ernst Tholen, Christian Looft, F. Rings, Muhammad Jasim Uddin, Thomas E. Spencer, K. Schellander, Dawit Tesfaye	279
10	Breeding potential of selection against boar taint. 2012 ·Züchtungskunde ·(unknown), Christiane Neuhoff, Christine Große‐Brinkhaus, Mehmet Ulaş Çınar, K. Schellander, Christian Looft, Ernst Tholen	2
11	Expression dynamics of Toll-like receptors mRNA and cytokines in porcine peripheral blood mononuclear cells stimulated by bacterial lipopolysaccharide 2012 ·Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology ·Muhammad Jasim Uddin, (unknown), Mohammad Ariful Islam, Dawit Tesfaye, Ernst Tholen, Christian Looft, K. Schellander, Mehmet Ulaş Çınar	35
12	Evaluation of suitable reference genes for gene expression studies in porcine alveolar macrophages in response to LPS and LTA 2012 ·BMC Research Notes ·Mehmet Ulaş Çınar, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Muhammad Jasim Uddin, Ernst Tholen, Dawit Tesfaye, Christian Looft, K. Schellander	44
13	Investigation into Association and Expression of PLCz and COX‐2 as Candidate Genes for Boar Sperm Quality and Fertility 2011 ·Reproduction in Domestic Animals ·(unknown), Muhammad Jasim Uddin, (unknown), Christine Große‐Brinkhaus, Elisabeth Jonas, Dawit Tesfaye, C. Phatsara, Ernst Tholen, Christian Looft, K. Schellander	34
14	Transcriptome dynamics and molecular cross-talk between bovine oocyte and its companion cumulus cells 2011 ·BMC Genomics ·A Regassa, F. Rings, Michael Hoelker, U Cinar, Ernst Tholen, Christian Looft, K. Schellander, Dawit Tesfaye	83
15	Age-related changes in relative expression stability of commonly used housekeeping genes in selected porcine tissues 2011 ·BMC Research Notes ·Muhammad Jasim Uddin, Mehmet Ulaş Çınar, Dawit Tesfaye, Christian Looft, Ernst Tholen, K. Schellander	67
16	Mapping of quantitative trait loci for mycoplasma and tetanus antibodies and interferon-gamma in a porcine F2 Duroc × Pietrain resource population 2010 ·Mammalian Genome ·Muhammad Jasim Uddin, Christine Große‐Brinkhaus, Mehmet Ulaş Çınar, Elisabeth Jonas, Dawit Tesfaye, Ernst Tholen, H. Juengst, Christian Looft, Siriluck Ponsuksili, Klaus Wimmers, C. Phatsara, K. Schellander	12
17	Molecular characterization and methylation study of matrix gla protein in articular cartilage from pig with osteochondrosis 2010 ·Gene ·(unknown), Muhammad Jasim Uddin, Mehmet Ulaş Çınar, C. Phatsara, Dawit Tesfaye, A. Scholz, Ernst Tholen, Christian Looft, M. Mielenz, H. Sauerwein, K. Schellander	19
18	The DGAT1 K232A Mutation Is Not Solely Responsible for the Milk Production Quantitative Trait Locus on the Bovine Chromosome 14 2004 ·Journal of Dairy Science ·(unknown), N. Reinsch, Sven Paul, Christian Looft, B. Kaupe, C. Weimann, G. Erhardt, Georg Thaller, Ch. Kühn, M. Schwerin, Hauke Thomsen, F Reinhardt, Reinhard Reents, E. Kalm	78
19	Assignment of two isoforms of the AMP-activated protein kinase γ subunits, PRKAG1 and PRKAG2 to porcine chromosomes 5 and 18, respectively by radiation hybrid panel mapping 2004 ·Cytogenetic and Genome Research ·(unknown), Petra Regenhard, (unknown), E. Kalm, Christian Looft	2
20	A high-density linkage map of the RN region in pigs 2000 ·Genetics Selection Evolution ·Christian Looft, Denis Milan, Jin‐Tae Jeon, Sven Paul, N. Reinsch, Claire Rogel Gaillard, (unknown), Valérie Amarger, Annie Robic, E. Kalm, Patrick Chardon, Leif Andersson	6

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