Herbert Zimmermann

16.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
202 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

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Herbert Zimmermann is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Herbert Zimmermann has authored 202 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Physiology, 77 papers in Molecular Biology and 70 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Herbert Zimmermann's work include Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (109 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (43 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (36 papers). Herbert Zimmermann is often cited by papers focused on Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (109 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (43 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (36 papers). Herbert Zimmermann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Herbert Zimmermann's co-authors include Jean Sévigny, Simon C. Robson, Norbert Braun, Norbert Sträter, M. Zebisch, Walter Volknandt, V. P. Whittaker, Maria P. Abbracchio, Alexei Verkhratsky and Geoffrey Burnstock and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Herbert Zimmermann

201 papers receiving 12.7k citations

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Cellular function and molecular structure of ecto-nucleotidases

2012 823 citations Herbert Zimmermann et al. Purinergic Signalling profile →
The E-NTPDase family of ectonucleotidases: Structure function relationships and pathophysiological significance

2006 748 citations Simon C. Robson, Jean Sévigny et al. Purinergic Signalling profile →
5′-Nucleotidase: molecular structure and functional aspects

1992 747 citations Herbert Zimmermann profile →
Purinergic signalling in the nervous system: an overview

2008 667 citations Maria P. Abbracchio, Alexei Verkhratsky et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	In Memoriam Geoffrey Burnstock: Creator of Purinergic Signaling 2020 ·Function ·Alexei Verkhratsky, Herbert Zimmermann, Maria P. Abbracchio, Péter Illés, Francesco Di Virgilio	17
2	History of ectonucleotidases and their role in purinergic signaling 2020 ·Biochemical Pharmacology ·Herbert Zimmermann	65
3	PURINES 2014: Nucleotides, nucleosides and nucleobases - international conference on signalling, drugs and targets 2014 ·Purinergic Signalling ·Christa E. Müller, Anke C. Schiedel, Herbert Zimmermann	1
4	Prostatic acid phosphatase, a neglected ectonucleotidase 2009 ·Purinergic Signalling ·Herbert Zimmermann	38
5	Distribution of ectonucleotidases in the rodent brain revisited 2008 ·Cell and Tissue Research ·David Langer, Klaus Hammer, Patrycja Koszałka, Jürgen Schrader, Simon C. Robson, Herbert Zimmermann	141
6	Ecto-nucleotidases, molecular properties and functional impact 2007 ·Anales de la Real Academia Nacional de Farmacia ·Herbert Zimmermann, Santosh K. Mishra, Varsha Shukla, David Langer, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Norbert Braun	28
7	The E-NTPDase family of ectonucleotidases: Structure function relationships and pathophysiological significance breakdown → 2006 ·Purinergic Signalling ·Simon C. Robson, Jean Sévigny, Herbert Zimmermann	748
8	Adenosine produced via the CD73/ecto-5′-nucleotidase pathway has no impact on erythropoietin production but is associated with reduced kidney weight 2006 ·Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology ·Burcin Özüyaman, Zhaoping Ding, Anja Buchheiser, Patrycja Koszałka, Norbert Braun, Axel Gödecke, Ulrich K. M. Decking, Herbert Zimmermann, Jürgen Schrader	15
9	Extracellular nucleotide signaling in adult neural stem cells: synergism with growth factor-mediated cellular proliferation 2006 ·Development ·Santosh K. Mishra, Norbert Braun, Varsha Shukla, (unknown), Christof Schomerus, Horst‐Werner Korf, Christian Gachet, Yukio Ikehara, Jean Sévigny, Simon C. Robson, Herbert Zimmermann	182
10	Expression and Allocation of Proteins of the Exo-Endocytotic Machinery in U373 Glioma Cells: Similarities to Long-Term Cultured Astrocytes 2002 ·Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology ·Walter Volknandt, (unknown), Alexander Wilhelm, (unknown), (unknown), Lixia Zhang, Herbert Zimmermann	13
11	Membrane Association of Presynaptic Cytomatrix Protein Bassoon 2000 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·(unknown), Susanne tom Dieck, Karin Richter, Wilko D. Altrock, Lixia Zhang, Walter Volknandt, Herbert Zimmermann, Craig C. Garner, Eckart D. Gundelfinger, Thomas Dresbach	16
12	Nucleotides and their receptors in the nervous system 1999 ·Elsevier eBooks ·Péter Illés, Herbert Zimmermann	13
13	Endocytic vacuoles formed following a short pulse of K+-stimulation contain a plethora of presynaptic membrane proteins 1999 ·Neuroscience ·(unknown), Walter Volknandt, Herbert Zimmermann	32
14	New insights into molecular structure and function of ecto-nucleotidases in the nervous system 1998 ·Neurochemistry International ·Herbert Zimmermann, N. Braun, (unknown), Petra Heine	119
15	Immunocytochemical localization of ecto-5′-nucleotidase in cultures of cerebellar granule cells 1996 ·Neuroscience ·(unknown), Herbert Zimmermann	20
16	Purification and characterization of a pore‐forming protein from the marine sponge Tethya lyncurium 1992 ·European Journal of Biochemistry ·(unknown), José Leitão, Renato Batel, Herbert Zimmermann, Wernér E.G. Müller, Heinz C. Schröder	34
17	Role of phospholipase A2 in the stimulation of sponge cell proliferation by homologous lectin 1989 ·Cell ·Monika Gramzow, Heinz C. Schröder, U. Fritsche, Branko Kurelec, Andrea A. Robitzki, Herbert Zimmermann, Klaus Friese, Matthias Heinrich Kreuter, Wernér E.G. Müller	37
18	The synaptic vesicle membrane: Origin, axonal distribution, protein components, exocytosis and recycling 1989 ·Cell Biology International Reports ·Herbert Zimmermann, Walter Volknandt, Andreas Henkel, Frank Bonzelius, Alfred Janetzko, Takayuki Kanaseki	20
19	Cholinergic Vesicle Specific Proteoglycan: Stability in Isolated Vesicles and in Synaptosomes During Induced Transmitter Release 1988 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Donald M. Kuhn, Walter Volknandt, H. Stadler, Herbert Zimmermann	13
20	Cellular biology of ectoenzymes : proceedings of the International Erwin-Riesch-Symposium on Ectoenzymes, May 1984 1986 ·Springer eBooks ·Georg W. Kreutzberg, Martin Reddington, Herbert Zimmermann	3

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