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Rik Casteels

Rik Casteels

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
17977
World Ranking
6991
National Ranking
124

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Rik Casteels is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium. Their academic profile does not list specific recent papers, co-authors, main or subfields of study, or detailed topics related to their research work.

There are no records of publications in frequent venues or book publications attributed to Rik Casteels. Information regarding awards or honors has not been documented.

This profile is based solely on the available institutional association without further detail on the scientist's contributions or research focus areas.

Best Publications

  • Control of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate-induced Ca2+ release by cytosolic Ca2+.

    M D Bootman;L Missiaen;J B Parys;H De Smedt

  • Exchange characteristics of the noradrenaline-sensitive calcium store in vascular smooth muscle cells or rabbit ear artery.

    Rik Casteels;Guillaume Droogmans

  • Ca2+ release induced by inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate is a steady-state phenomenon controlled by luminal Ca2+ in permeabilized cells

    Ludwig Missiaen;Humbert De Smedt;Guillaume Droogmans;Rik Casteels

  • Electro- and pharmacomechanical coupling in the smooth muscle cells of the rabbit ear artery

    Guillaume Droogmans;Luc Raeymaekers;Rik Casteels

  • Cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylates phospholamban in isolated sarcoplasmic reticulum from cardiac and smooth muscle.

    Luc Raeymaekers;F Hofmann;Rik Casteels

  • A sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase 3-type Ca2+ pump is expressed in platelets, in lymphoid cells, and in mast cells.

    Frank Wuytack;B Papp;Hilde Verboomen;Luc Raeymaekers

  • Determination of relative amounts of inositol trisphosphate receptor mRNA isoforms by ratio polymerase chain reaction

    H De Smedt;L Missiaen;J B Parys;M D Bootman

  • The action of acetylcholine and catecholamines on an intracellular calcium store in the smooth muscle cells of the guinea-pig taenia coli.

    R Casteels;L Raeymaekers

  • Functional difference between SERCA2a and SERCA2b Ca2+ pumps and their modulation by phospholamban.

    H Verboomen;F Wuytack;H De Smedt;B Himpens

  • Molecular and Functional Evidence for Multiple Ca2+-binding Domains in the Type 1 Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor

    Ilse Sienaert;Ludwig Missiaen;Humbert De Smedt;Jan B. Parys

  • The action of lanthanum and D600 on the calcium exchange in the smooth muscle cells of the guinea-pig Taenia coli.

    C. J. Mayer;C. van Breemen;R. Casteels

  • Cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase stimulates the plasmalemmal Ca2+ pump of smooth muscle via phosphorylation of phosphatidylinositol.

    M Vrolix;Luc Raeymaekers;Frank Wuytack;F Hofmann

  • Rat basophilic leukemia cells as model system for inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor IV, a receptor of the type II family: functional comparison and immunological detection

    J.B. Parys;H. De Smedt;L. Missiaen;M.D. Bootman

  • A Study of Releasable Ca Fractions in Smooth Muscle Cells of the Rabbit Aorta

    R Deth;R Casteels

  • Electrogenic sodium pump in arterial smooth muscle cells.

    H. Hendrickx;R. Casteels

  • Characterization of a cytosolic and a luminal Ca2+ binding site in the type I inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor.

    Ilse Sienaert;Humbert De Smedt;Jan B. Parys;Ludwig Missiaen

  • Isoform diversity of the inositol trisphosphate receptor in cell types of mouse origin.

    Humbert De Smedt;Ludwig Missiaen;Jan B. Parys;Robert H. Henning

  • Agonist-dependent Ca2+ and Mn2+ entry dependent on state of filling of Ca2+ stores in aortic smooth muscle cells of the rat.

    L Missiaen;I Declerck;G Droogmans;L Plessers

  • Expression of endoplasmic-reticulum Ca2(+)-pump isoforms and of phospholamban in pig smooth-muscle tissues.

    Jan Eggermont;Frank Wuytack;J Verbist;Rik Casteels

  • Calcium ion homeostasis in smooth muscle

    Ludwig Missiaen;Humbert De Smedt;Guillaume Droogmans;Bernard Himpens

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