H. Bittiger

4.5k citations

65 papers · 3.7k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 26

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.5%
Molecular Biology top 5%
Physiology top 5%
Cognitive Neuroscience top 5%
Biomaterials top 5%

Co-authors: Wolfgang Froestl Serge Bischoff Jakob Heid Stuart J. Mickel Bernhard Bettler Klemens Kaupmann W. D. Niegisch R. H. Marchessault
Topics: Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (32 papers)Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (18 papers)Ion channel regulation and function (10 papers)
Cited by: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Toxicology Biological Psychiatry
Journals: Nature Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal of Biological Chemistry
Partner nations: Switzerland Germany France

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H. Bittiger

65 papers receiving 3.6k citations

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Expression cloning of GABAB receptors uncovers similarity to metabotropic glutamate receptors

1997 831 citations Klemens Kaupmann, Jakob Heid et al. Nature profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Ligands for expression cloning and isolation of GABAB receptors 2003 ·Il Farmaco ·Wolfgang Froestl,Bernhard Bettler,H. Bittiger,Jakob Heid,Klemens Kaupmann,Stuart J. Mickel,Dietrich Strub	14
2	Ligands for expression cloning and isolation of GABAB receptors 2001 ·Il Farmaco ·Wolfgang Froestl,Bernhard Bettler,H. Bittiger,Jakob Heid,Klemens Kaupmann,Stuart J. Mickel,Dietrich Strub	1
3	Mutagenesis and Modeling of the GABAB Receptor Extracellular Domain Support a Venus Flytrap Mechanism for Ligand Binding 1999 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Thierry Galvez,Marie‐Laure Parmentier,Cécile Joly,Barbara Malitschek,Klemens Kaupmann,Rainer Kühn,H. Bittiger,Wolfgang Froestl,Bernhard Bettler,Jean‐Philippe Pin	168
4	Developmental Changes of Agonist Affinity at GABABR1 Receptor Variants in Rat Brain 1998 ·Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience ·Barbara Malitschek,Doris Rüegg,Jakob Heid,Klemens Kaupmann,H. Bittiger,(unknown),Bernhard Bettler,Rainer Kühn	70
5	CGP57698: A Structurally Simple, Highly Potent Peptidoleukotriene (PLT) Antagonist of the Quinoline Type 1997 ·Advances in experimental medicine and biology ·(unknown),Marc Gerspacher,(unknown),Gary P. Anderson,(unknown),N. Subramanian,Howard Ball,C. Gentsch,A. Vassout,(unknown),H. Bittiger,Kathleen Hauser,Karl-Peter Giese,(unknown),Michael Bray	2
6	Expression cloning of GABAB receptors uncovers similarity to metabotropic glutamate receptorsbreakdown → 1997 ·Nature ·Klemens Kaupmann,(unknown),Jakob Heid,Peter J. Flor,Serge Bischoff,Stuart J. Mickel,Gary McMaster,Christof Angst,H. Bittiger,Wolfgang Froestl,Bernhard Bettler	831
7	Binding characteristics of γ-hydroxybutyric acid as a weak but selective GABAB receptor agonist 1997 ·European Journal of Pharmacology ·(unknown),R. Bernasconi,Jean de Barry,Christian Marescaux,H. Bittiger	121
8	Regional differences of the inhibition of GABAB ligand binding by the GTP analogue Gpp(NH)p 1996 ·Molecular Brain Research ·(unknown),R. Bernasconi,H. Bittiger,Christian Marescaux	3
9	Synthesis and Biochemical Studies of Spirocyclic Amino Acid Esters, Part 3 Activity of 2‐Azaspiro[4.5]decane‐6‐carboxylates as GABA‐Uptake Inhibitors 1996 ·Archiv der Pharmazie ·Wilhelm Fleischhacker,(unknown),Ernst Urban,Peter Baumann,H. Bittiger	4
10	Effects of the putative P-type calcium channel blocker, R,R-(?)-daurisoline on neurotransmitter release 1995 ·Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology ·(unknown),Peter Wicki,(unknown),H. Bittiger,J.-J. Feldtrauer	8
11	Bindung und Elektrophysiologie des muskarinischen Antagonisten QNB in der Säugetiernetzhaut 1995 ·Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde ·Günter Niemeyer,Bernhard Jurklies,Alain Kaelin‐Lang,H. Bittiger	3
12	GABA and glutamate release affected by GABA_B receptor antagonists with similar potency: no evidence for pharmacologically different presynaptic receptors 1994 ·British Journal of Pharmacology ·P. C. Waldmeier,Peter Wicki,J.-J. Feldtrauer,Stuart J. Mickel,H. Bittiger,Peter Baumann	82
13	The actions of orally active GABAB receptor antagonists on GABAergic transmission in vivo and in vitro 1993 ·European Journal of Pharmacology ·Hans-Rudolf Olpe,Martin W. Steinmann,(unknown),Mario F. Pozza,(unknown),Felix Brugger,Wolfgang Froestl,Stuart J. Mickel,H. Bittiger	79
14	Experimental absence seizures: potential role of γ-hydroxybutyric acid and GABAB receptors 1992 ·PubMed ·R. Bernasconi,(unknown),Christian Marescaux,Marguerite Vergnes,Pierre Martin,V.C. Rubio,T Leonhardt,Nicole Reymann,H. Bittiger	72
15	CGP 37849 and CGP 39551: novel and potent competitive N‐methyl‐d‐aspartate receptor antagonists with oral activity 1990 ·British Journal of Pharmacology ·Graham E. Fagg,H.‐R. Olpe,M.F. Pozza,(unknown),M. Steinmann,Markus Schmutz,C. Portet,Pierre Baumann,(unknown),H. Bittiger,Hans Allgeier,Roland Heckendorn,Christof Angst,D. E. BRUNDISH,(unknown)	174
16	CGP 35348: a centrally active blocker of GABAB receptors 1990 ·European Journal of Pharmacology ·Hans-Rudolf Olpe,Göril Karlsson,Mario F. Pozza,Felix Brugger,Martin W. Steinmann,Henk van Riezen,Graham E. Fagg,Roger G. Hall,Wolfgang Froestl,H. Bittiger	272
17	CGP 28014, a new inhibitor of cerebral catechol-O-methylation with a non-catechol structure 1990 ·Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology ·P. C. Waldmeier,P. A. Baumann,J.-J. Feldtrauer,Kathleen Hauser,H. Bittiger,Serge Bischoff,G. VON SPRECHER	34
18	Differential decrease of the central beta-adrenergic receptor in the rat after subchronic infusion of desipramine and clenbuterol 1983 ·Neurochemistry International ·D. J. Dooley,Kathleen Hauser,H. Bittiger	22
19	Sensory denervation of the plantar lumbrical muscle spindles in pyridoxine neuropathy 1978 ·Acta Neuropathologica ·G. Krinke,Jakob Heid,H. Bittiger,R. Hess	9
20	Further characterization of the alkali-stable material from the scales of Pleurochrysis scherffelii: A cellulosic glycoprotein 1972 ·Planta ·W. Herth,Werner W. Franke,J. Stadler,H. Bittiger,G. Keilich,R. Malcolm Brown	26

About H. Bittiger

H. Bittiger is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Spectroscopy, having authored 65 papers that have together received 3.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (32 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (18 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.4k citations), Toxicology (130 citations) and Biological Psychiatry (90 citations). H. Bittiger has collaborated with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and France. Frequent co-authors include Wolfgang Froestl, Serge Bischoff, Jakob Heid, Stuart J. Mickel, Bernhard Bettler, Klemens Kaupmann, W. D. Niegisch, R. H. Marchessault, David Dooley and Christof Angst. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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