What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
Rik Casteels spends much of his time researching Biochemistry, Biophysics, Calcium, Inositol and Molecular biology.
His study in Biochemistry concentrates on Endoplasmic reticulum and Membrane transport.
His work deals with themes such as Intracellular and Phospholamban, which intersect with Biophysics.
His Calcium study is focused on Internal medicine in general.
Rik Casteels combines subjects such as Binding site and Cytosol with his study of Inositol.
His Molecular biology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Lymphoblast, Antiserum, Promoter, Microsome and Gene isoform.
His most cited work include:
- Exchange characteristics of the noradrenaline-sensitive calcium store in vascular smooth muscle cells or rabbit ear artery. (263 citations)
- Ca2+ release induced by inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate is a steady-state phenomenon controlled by luminal Ca2+ in permeabilized cells (233 citations)
- Electro- and pharmacomechanical coupling in the smooth muscle cells of the rabbit ear artery. (211 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary areas of study are Biochemistry, Biophysics, Calcium, Internal medicine and Endocrinology.
He frequently studies issues relating to Taenia coli and Biochemistry.
His studies in Biophysics integrate themes in fields like Stimulation, Vascular smooth muscle and Intracellular.
The Calcium study which covers Inositol that intersects with Voltage-dependent calcium channel, Thapsigargin and Binding site.
His study on Muscle contraction, Inositol trisphosphate, Ryanodine receptor and Isoprenaline is often connected to Myometrium as part of broader study in Internal medicine.
The concepts of his Endoplasmic reticulum study are interwoven with issues in Molecular biology, Cardiac muscle, Gene isoform and Skeletal muscle.
He most often published in these fields:
- Biochemistry (45.05%)
- Biophysics (41.58%)
- Calcium (37.62%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1995-2017)?
- Biophysics (41.58%)
- Inositol (14.85%)
- Receptor (13.37%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary scientific interests are in Biophysics, Inositol, Receptor, Calcium and Molecular biology.
His Biophysics study combines topics in areas such as Myocyte, Vascular smooth muscle and Intracellular.
His Inositol research is classified as research in Biochemistry.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Cell culture, Stimulation and Stereochemistry.
He has researched Calcium in several fields, including Endocrinology and Cytosol.
His Molecular biology research integrates issues from Gene isoform, Alternative splicing, Exon and Cerebellum.
Between 1995 and 2017, his most popular works were:
- Molecular and Functional Evidence for Multiple Ca2+-binding Domains in the Type 1 Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor (115 citations)
- Isoform diversity of the inositol trisphosphate receptor in cell types of mouse origin. (104 citations)
- Characterization of a cytosolic and a luminal Ca2+ binding site in the type I inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (103 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
Rik Casteels mainly focuses on Molecular biology, Gene isoform, Receptor, Inositol and Voltage-dependent calcium channel.
Gene and Biochemistry are the main topics of his Gene isoform study.
His study in Receptor is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Biophysics, Calcium and Endocrinology.
In his research on the topic of Inositol, Peptide sequence is strongly related with Binding site.
His Voltage-dependent calcium channel research incorporates themes from Stimulation, Transfection and Channel blocker.
His research in Inositol trisphosphate receptor intersects with topics in Hormone, Inositol trisphosphate, Conformational change and Intracellular.
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