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Overview

George D. Bittner is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with notable contributions to subfields such as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Surgery, Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Peripheral Nerve Disorders
  • Pain Management and Treatment
  • Wound Healing and Treatments

Frequent publication venues for George D. Bittner include:

  • Neural Regeneration Research
  • Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
  • Journal of Neuroscience Research
  • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by George D. Bittner feature the following:

  • Typical and atypical properties of peripheral nerve allografts enable novel strategies to repair segmental-loss injuries (2022, Journal of Neuroinflammation)
  • Polyethylene glycol-fusion repair of sciatic allografts in female rats achieves immunotolerance via attenuated innate and adaptive responses (2020, Journal of Neuroscience Research)
  • Rapid and effective fusion repair of severed digital nerves using neurorrhaphy and bioengineered solutions including polyethylene glycol: A case report (2023, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience)
  • Polyethylene Glycol Fusion Restores Axonal Continuity and Improves Return of Function in a Rat Median Nerve Denervation Model (2023, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery)
  • Coding transcriptome analyses reveal altered functions underlying immunotolerance of PEG-fused rat sciatic nerve allografts (2020, Journal of Neuroinflammation)

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Cameron L. Ghergherehchi
  • Liwen Zhou
  • Jared Bushman
  • Jaimie T. Shores
  • Tyler A. Smith

Best Publications

  • Regeneration in Crustacean Motoneurons: Evidence for Axonal Fusion

    Ronald R. Hoy;George D. Bittner;Donald Kennedy

  • Differentiation of nerve terminals in the crayfish opener muscle and its functional significance

    George D. Bittner

  • Matching of excitatory and inhibitory inputs to crustacean muscle fibers.

    H. L. Atwood;George D Bittner

  • Extent and mechanism of sealing in transected giant axons of squid and earthworms.

    Todd L. Krause;Harvey M. Fishman;Martis L. Ballinger;George D. Bittner

  • Effects of fibrinolysis on neurite growth from dorsal root ganglia cultured in two‐ and three‐dimensional fibrin gels

    Curtis B. Herbert;George D. Bittner;Jeffrey A. Hubbell;Jeffrey A. Hubbell

  • Effects of fibrin micromorphology on neurite growth from dorsal root ganglia cultured in three‐dimensional fibrin gels

    Curtis B. Herbert;Chandrasekaran Nagaswami;George D. Bittner;Jeffrey A. Hubbell;Jeffrey A. Hubbell

  • Rapid morphological fusion of severed myelinated axons by polyethylene glycol.

    Todd L. Krause;George D. Bittner

  • Degeneration and Regeneration in Crustacean Neuromuscular Systems

    George D. Bittner

  • Repair of plasmalemmal lesions by vesicles

    Christopher S. Eddleman;Martis L. Ballinger;Mark E. Smyers;Christopher M. Godell;Christopher M. Godell

  • Long-term survival of anucleate axons and its implications for nerve regeneration.

    George D. Bittner

  • Calpain activity promotes the sealing of severed giant axons.

    Christopher M. Godell;Mark E. Smyers;Christopher S. Eddleman;Martis L. Ballinger

  • Endocytotic Formation of Vesicles and Other Membranous Structures Induced by Ca2+ and Axolemmal Injury

    Christopher S. Eddleman;Martis L. Ballinger;Mark E. Smyers;Harvey M. Fishman

  • Rapid, effective, and long-lasting behavioral recovery produced by microsutures, methylene blue, and polyethylene glycol after completely cutting rat sciatic nerves.

    George D Bittner;C. P. Keating;J. R. Kane;J. M. Britt

  • Polyethylene glycol rapidly restores axonal integrity and improves the rate of motor behavior recovery after sciatic nerve crush injury.

    Joshua M. Britt;Jacqueline R. Kane;Christopher S. Spaeth;Aleksej Zuzek

  • QUANTITATIVE ASPECTS OF TRANSMITTER RELEASE

    George D. Bittner;Donald Kennedy;Donald Kennedy;Donald Kennedy

  • Rapid Induction of Functional and Morphological Continuity between Severed Ends of Mammalian or Earthworm Myelinated Axons

    April B. Lore;Jeffery A. Hubbell;David S. Bobb;Martis L. Ballinger

  • Plasmalemmal repair of severed neurites of PC12 cells requires Ca2+ and synaptotagmin

    E.R. Detrait;S. Yoo;C.S. Eddleman;M. Fukuda

  • Axolemmal repair requires proteins that mediate synaptic vesicle fusion.

    Eric Detrait;Christopher S. Eddleman;SoonMoon Yoo;Mitsunori Fukuda

  • Long Term Survival of Severed Distal Axonal Stumps in Vertebrates and Invertebrates

    George D. Bittner

  • Reconnection of severed nerve axons with polyethylene glycol.

    George D. Bittner;Martis L. Ballinger;Mary A. Raymond

  • Plasmalemmal sealing of transected mammalian neurites is a gradual process mediated by Ca2+-regulated proteins

    Soonmoon Yoo;Michael P. Nguyen;Mitsunori Fukuda;George D. Bittner;George D. Bittner

  • Degeneration and regeneration in crustacean peripheral nerves

    George D. Bittner;Amy L. Johnson

Frequent Co-Authors

Dale R. Sengelaub
Dale R. Sengelaub Indiana University
Timothy J Schallert
Timothy J Schallert The University of Texas at Austin
Jeffrey A. Hubbell
Jeffrey A. Hubbell New York University
Douglas A. Baxter
Douglas A. Baxter The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Francisco Gonzalez-Lima
Francisco Gonzalez-Lima The University of Texas at Austin

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