Rik Casteels

Rik Casteels publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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Rik Casteels D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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Overview

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

  1096
  Citations

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

  Rik Casteels;Guillaume Droogmans

  405
  Citations

• 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

  362
  Citations

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

  Guillaume Droogmans;Luc Raeymaekers;Rik Casteels

  321
  Citations

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

  Luc Raeymaekers;F Hofmann;Rik Casteels

  305
  Citations

• 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

  276
  Citations

• 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

  225
  Citations

• 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

  217
  Citations

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

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

  204
  Citations

• 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

  194
  Citations

• 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

  188
  Citations

• 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

  182
  Citations

• 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

  174
  Citations

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

  R Deth;R Casteels

  172
  Citations

• Electrogenic sodium pump in arterial smooth muscle cells.

  H. Hendrickx;R. Casteels

  171
  Citations

• 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

  167
  Citations

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

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

  163
  Citations

• 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

  162
  Citations

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

  Jan Eggermont;Frank Wuytack;J Verbist;Rik Casteels

  157
  Citations

• Calcium ion homeostasis in smooth muscle

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

  157
  Citations