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Heinz Wässle

Heinz Wässle

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Neuroscience

D-Index
113
Citations
34095
World Ranking
495
National Ranking
35

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Neurosciences
  • 1998 - Golden Brain Award, Minerva Foundation

Overview

Heinz Wässle is a researcher affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their work primarily focuses on the field of neuroscience, with specific attention to cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, and cognitive neuroscience.

Their research covers several interconnected topics, including retinal development and disorders, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, visual perception and processing mechanisms, as well as broader neuroscience and neuropharmacology research.

Heinz Wässle's publication record includes papers in notable journals such as Neuron. One recent paper authored by Wässle, published in 2020, is titled "Richard H. Masland (1942-2019)" and appeared in Neuron.

  • Richard H. Masland (1942-2019), 2020, Neuron

Their frequent collaborators include researchers Peter Sterling and Thomas Euler, each having coauthored work with Wässle.

  • Peter Sterling
  • Thomas Euler

Heinz Wässle's publications have predominantly appeared in Neuron, which is a common venue for their research dissemination.

  • Neuron

Their main fields of study emphasize Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of interest include Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Throughout their career, Heinz Wässle has been recognized with awards such as the Golden Brain Award from the Minerva Foundation in 1998 and induction into the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 1999, specifically for contributions related to neurosciences.

Best Publications

  • Parallel processing in the mammalian retina.

    Heinz Wässle

  • Functional architecture of the mammalian retina

    H. Wassle;B. B. Boycott

  • The morphological types of ganglion cells of the domestic cat's retina.

    B. B. Boycott;H. Wässle

  • Immunocytochemical analysis of the mouse retina

    Silke Haverkamp;Heinz Wässle

  • The mosaic of nerve cells in the mammalian retina.

    H Wässle;H J Riemann

  • GlyR alpha3: an essential target for spinal PGE2-mediated inflammatory pain sensitization.

    Robert J. Harvey;Ulrike B. Depner;Heinz Wässle;Seifollah Ahmadi

  • Morphology and Mosaic of on- and off-Beta Cells in the Cat Retina and Some Functional Considerations

    H. Wässle;Brian Blundell Boycott;R. b. Illing

  • Rod bipolar cells in the mammalian retina show protein kinase C‐like immunoreactivity

    Ursula Greferath;Ulrike Grünert;Heinz Wässle

  • Pharmacology of GABA receptor Cl- channels in rat retinal bipolar cells.

    Andreas Feigenspan;Heinz Wässle;Joachim Bormann

  • Morphological Classification of Bipolar Cells of the Primate Retina.

    B. B. Boycott;H. Wässle

  • Cone Contacts, Mosaics, and Territories of Bipolar Cells in the Mouse Retina

    Heinz Wässle;Christian Puller;Frank Müller;Silke Haverkamp

  • Morphology and Topography of on- and off-Alpha Cells in the Cat Retina

    H. Wässle;L. Peichl;Brian Blundell Boycott

  • Types of bipolar cells in the mouse retina.

    Krishna K. Ghosh;Sascha Bujan;Silke Haverkamp;Andreas Feigenspan

  • Dendritic territories of cat retinal ganglion cells.

    H. Wässle;L. Peichl;B. B. Boycott

  • Retinal ganglion cell density and cortical magnification factor in the primate

    Heinz Wässle;Ulrike Grünert;Jürgen Röhrenbeck;Brian B. Boycott

  • Immunocytochemical identification of cone bipolar cells in the rat retina

    Thomas Euler;Heinz Wässle

  • Size, scatter and coverage of ganglion cell receptive field centres in the cat retina.

    L Peichl;H Wässle

  • Cortical magnification factor and the ganglion cell density of the primate retina

    Heinz Wässle;Ulrike Grünert;Jürgen Röhrenbeck;Brian B. Boycott

  • Differential expression of three glutamate transporter subtypes in the rat retina.

    T. Rauen;J. D. Rothstein;H. Wässle

  • The Primordial, Blue-Cone Color System of the Mouse Retina

    Silke Haverkamp;Heinz Wässle;Jens Duebel;Thomas Kuner

  • Dopaminergic innervation of A II amacrine cells in mammalian retina

    T Voigt;H Wassle

Frequent Co-Authors

Silke Haverkamp
Silke Haverkamp Max Planck Society
Ulrike Grünert
Ulrike Grünert University of Sydney
Johann Helmut Brandstätter
Johann Helmut Brandstätter University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Leo Peichl
Leo Peichl Max Planck Society
Myung-Hoon Chun
Myung-Hoon Chun Catholic University of Korea
Marco Sassoè-Pognetto
Marco Sassoè-Pognetto University of Turin
Erica L. Fletcher
Erica L. Fletcher University of Melbourne
Thomas Euler
Thomas Euler University of Tübingen
Frank Müller
Frank Müller Forschungszentrum Jülich
Nicholas C. Brecha
Nicholas C. Brecha University of California, Los Angeles

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