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Else K. Hoffmann is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research spans several fields, primarily focusing on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, alongside neuroscience.

The scientist's work encompasses a range of subfields including genetics, endocrine and autonomic systems, cell biology, sensory systems, and molecular biology. These areas contribute to a multidisciplinary approach toward understanding biological processes.

Hoffmann's main topics of study feature:

  • High altitude and hypoxia
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Hemoglobin structure and function
  • Ion channels and receptors
  • Ion transport and channel regulation
  • Plant and biological electrophysiology studies
  • Assisted reproductive technology and twin pregnancy

Recent publications by Hoffmann include:

  • "August Krogh's contribution to the rise of physiology during the first half the 20th century" (2021), published in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology
  • "O-285 Reproductive hormones at 7-10 years of age in children born after assisted reproductive technology" (2025), published in Human Reproduction

The scientist frequently publishes in journals such as:

  • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology
  • Human Reproduction

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Hoffmann's career. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Erik Hviid Larsen
  • Michael S. Hedrick
  • Tobias Wang
  • Maria Linander Vestager
  • A S Lebech Kjær

Best Publications

  • Physiology of cell volume regulation in vertebrates.

    Else K. Hoffmann;Ian H. Lambert;Stine F. Pedersen

  • Membrane mechanisms in volume and pH regulation in vertebrate cells

    E. K. Hoffmann;L. O. Simonsen

  • PDGFRαα signaling is regulated through the primary cilium in fibroblasts

    Linda Schneider;Christian A. Clement;Stefan C. Teilmann;Gregory J. Pazour

  • Membrane mechanisms and intracellular signalling in cell volume regulation.

    Else K. Hoffmann;Philip B. Dunham

  • The cytoskeleton and cell volume regulation.

    S.F Pedersen;E.K Hoffmann;J.W Mills

  • Directional cell migration and chemotaxis in wound healing response to PDGF-AA are coordinated by the primary cilium in fibroblasts.

    Linda Schneider;Michael Cammer;Jonathan Lehman;Sonja K. Nielsen

  • Volume-induced increase of K+ and Cl- permeabilities in Ehrlich ascites tumor cells. Role of internal Ca2+.

    Else K. Hoffmann;Lars Ole Simonsen;Ian H. Lambert

  • Anion transport systems in the plasma membrane of vertebrate cells.

    Else K. Hoffmann

  • Cell shrinkage as a signal to apoptosis in NIH 3T3 fibroblasts.

    Martin B. Friis;Christel R. Friborg;Linda Schneider;Maj-Britt Nielsen

  • Separate, Ca2+-activated K+ and Cl- transport pathways in Ehrlich ascites tumor cells.

    Else K. Hoffmann;Ian H. Lambert;Lars Ole Simonsen

  • Role of Ion Transport in Control of Apoptotic Cell Death

    Florian Lang;Else K. Hoffmann

  • Cell swelling activates K+ and Cl- channels as well as nonselective, stretch-activated cation channels in Ehrlich ascites tumor cells.

    Ove Christensen;Else Kay Hoffmann

  • Membrane potential, chloride exchange, and chloride conductance in Ehrlich mouse ascites tumour cells.

    E K Hoffmann;L O Simonsen;C Sjøholm

  • Deregulation of apoptotic volume decrease and ionic movements in multidrug-resistant tumor cells: role of chloride channels

    Kristian Arild Poulsen;Emelie Camilla Andersen;Carl Frederik Hansen;Thomas Kjær Klausen

  • Na+-K+-2Cl- cotransport in Ehrlich cells: regulation by protein phosphatases and kinases.

    Thomas Krarup;Lene D. Jakobsen;Bo S. Jensen;Else K. Hoffmann

  • Cell volume regulation in ehrlich ascites tumor cells

    Klavs B. Hendil;Else K. Hoffmann

  • Na+,Cl- cotransport in Ehrlich ascites tumor cells activated during volume regulation (regulatory volume increase).

    Else K. Hoffmann;Carsten Sjøholm;Lars Ole Simonsen

  • The role of amino acids and taurine in isosmotic intracellular regulation in Ehrlich ascites mouse tumour cells

    Else K. Hoffmann;Klavs B. Hendil

  • Intracellular signalling involved in volume regulatory decrease.

    Else K. Hoffmann

  • Swelling-activated ion channels: functional regulation in cell-swelling, proliferation and apoptosis.

    A. Stutzin;E. K. Hoffmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Stine F. Pedersen
Stine F. Pedersen University of Copenhagen
Søren T. Christensen
Søren T. Christensen University of Copenhagen
Florian Lang
Florian Lang University of Tübingen
Jean Prenen
Jean Prenen KU Leuven
Peter Satir
Peter Satir Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bernd Nilius
Bernd Nilius KU Leuven
Maria Svelto
Maria Svelto University of Bari Aldo Moro
John A. Cidlowski
John A. Cidlowski National Institutes of Health
Mustafa B. A. Djamgoz
Mustafa B. A. Djamgoz Imperial College London
Carl D. Bortner
Carl D. Bortner National Institutes of Health

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