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Sniffin’ Sticks Screening 12 test: Presentation of odours on filter paper improves the recognition rate by Wirkner, K., Hinz, A., Loeffler, M., Engel, C.

“…To the Editor: Monitoring of olfactory function and diagnosis of olfactory disorders using the pen-based “Sniffin' Sticks test” is problematic during the…”
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Prevalence and risk factors of smell dysfunction - a comparison between five German population-based studies by Stogbauer, J, Wirkner, K, Engel, C, Moebus, S, Pundt, N, Teismann, H, Loffler, M, Hummel, T, Beule, A G, Berger, K

“…The prevalence of olfactory impairment increases with age and is known to be an early sign of different neurodegenerative diseases. Only few population-based…”
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Metabotropic P2Y receptors inhibit P2X 3 receptor‐channels via G protein‐dependent facilitation of their desensitization by Gerevich, Z, Zadori, Z, Müller, C, Wirkner, K, Schröder, W, Rubini, P, Illes, P

“…Background and purpose: The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the endogenous metabotropic P2Y receptors modulate ionotropic P2X 3…”
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Co-transmitter function of ATP in central catecholaminergic neurons of the rat by Poelchen, W, Sieler, D, Wirkner, K, Illes, P

“…Intracellular recordings were made in a mid-pontine slice preparation of the rat brain containing the nucleus locus coeruleus. Focal electrical stimulation…”
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Inhibition of N-Type Voltage-Activated Calcium Channels in Rat Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons by P2Y Receptors Is a Possible Mechanism of ADP-Induced Analgesia by Gerevich, Zoltan, Borvendeg, Sebestyen J, Schroder, Wolfgang, Franke, Heike, Wirkner, Kerstin, Norenberg, Wolfgang, Furst, Susanna, Gillen, Clemens, Illes, Peter

“…Patch-clamp recordings from small-diameter rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons maintained in culture demonstrated preferential inhibition by ATP of…”
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Effect of adenosine and some of its structural analogues on the conductance of NMDA receptor channels in a subset of rat neostriatal neurones by Nörenberg, W., Wirkner, K., Illes, P.

“…1 In order to investigate the modulatory effects of adenosine on excitatory amino acid projections onto striatal medium spiny neurones, whole‐cell patch clamp…”
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Modulation of ionotropic glutamate receptor channels by KÖLES, L, WIRKNER, K, ILLES, P

“…Glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain. It acts at ligand-gated cationic channels (NMDA, AMPA and kainate receptors) and at G…”
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Ethanol-induced inhibition of NMDA receptor channels by Wirkner, K, Poelchen, W, Köles, L, Mühlberg, K, Scheibler, P, Allgaier, C, Illes, P

“…Ethanol is a potent inhibitor of the N-methyl- d-aspartate (NMDA)-receptor subtype of glutamate receptor in a number of brain areas. The mechanism of ethanol…”
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Mechanism of inhibition by ethanol of NMDA and AMPA receptor channel functions in cultured rat cortical neurons by Wirkner, K, Eberts, C, Poelchen, W, Allgaier, C, Illes, P

“…The effect and mode of action of ethanol on N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid (AMPA) receptors of rat…”
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Neuroreceptors and Ion Channels as Targets of Alcohol by Narahashi, Toshio, Kuriyama, Kinya, Illes, P., Wirkner, K., Fischer, W., Mühlberg, K., Scheibler, P., Allgaier, C., Minami, K., Lovinger, D., Lallemand, F., Ward, R. J., DeWitte, P., Itatsu, T., Takei, Y., Oide, H., Hirose, M., Wang, X. E., Watanabe, S., Tateyama, M., Ochi, R., Sato, N.

“…This article represents the proceedings of a symposium at the 2000 ISBRA Meeting in Yokohama, Japan. The chairs were Toshio Narahashi and Kinya Kuriyama. The…”
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The monomers of the P2X1 receptor model and KcsA protein share a similar structural fold by Mager, Peter P, Weber, Anje, Sanchez, Luis, Wirkner, Kerstin, Illes, Peter

“…There is evidence that the P2X1 receptor subunit is involved in apoptosis, platelet aggregation, and smooth muscle contraction. The conformation of the…”
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P2X2, P2X2–2 and P2X5 receptor subunit expression and function in rat thoracolumbar sympathetic neurons by Schädlich, H., Wirkner, K., Franke, H., Bauer, S., Grosche, J., Burnstock, G., Reichenbach, A., Illes, P., Allgaier, C.

“…The present study investigated the pharmacological properties of excitatory P2X receptors and P2X2 and P2X5 receptor subunit expression in rat‐cultured…”
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P2X7 receptors in the nervous system by Sperlágh, Beáta, Vizi, E Sylvester, Wirkner, Kerstin, Illes, Peter

“…P2X(7) receptors are ligand-gated ion channels, expressed as homo-oligomeric assemblies of individual subunits. They are widely distributed at immunocompetent…”
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Subsensitivity of P2X but not vanilloid 1 receptors in dorsal root ganglia of rats caused by cyclophosphamide cystitis by Borvendeg, Sebestyen J., Al-Khrasani, Mahmoud, Rubini, Patrizia, Fischer, Wolfgang, Allgaier, Clemens, Wirkner, Kerstin, Himmel, Herbert M., Gillen, Clemens, Illes, Peter

“…The application of cyclophosphamide to rats was used to induce interstitial cystitis. Behavioural studies indicated a strong pain reaction that developed…”
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Reference ranges for the Elecsys® IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 immunoassays: Effects of age, gender and pubertal stage by Kratzsch, J., Kolm, R., Hoppe, A., Dilba, P., Körner, A., Wirkner, K., Hiemisch, A., Kiess, W.

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HBM4EU feasibility studies: Lessons learned in combining health and human biomonitoring studies by Elonheimo, HM, Uusitalo, K, Moore, S, Andersson, A-M, Wirkner, K, Kolossa-Gehring, M, Stewart, L, Lermen, D, Tolonen, H

“…Background The European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU) is a program protecting humans from the health effects of chemicals. The goal of HBM4EU is to…”
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Effect of Long-Term Ethanol Pretreatment on the Metabolism of Dichloromethane to Carbon Monoxide in Rats by Wirkner, K., Damme, B., Poelchen, W., Pankow, D.

“…The present study investigates the influence of long-term ethanol (ETOH) treatment of rats [10% (v/v) for 4, 12, and 36 weeks] on the metabolism of DCM after…”
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Renal function and lipid metabolism are major predictors of circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness-the LIFE-Adult Study by Rauscher, Franziska G, Wang, Mengyu, Francke, Mike, Wirkner, Kerstin, Tönjes, Anke, Engel, Christoph, Thiery, Joachim, Stenvinkel, Peter, Stumvoll, Michael, Loeffler, Markus, Elze, Tobias, Ebert, Thomas

“…Circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (cpRNFLT) as assessed by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) is a new technique used for…”
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Single-cell RT-PCR analysis of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit expression in rat locus coeruleus neurones by Allgaier, C, Durmaz, M, Müller, D, Franke, H, Poelchen, W, Wirkner, K, Illes, P

“…Whole-cell patch-clamp recordings were performed on 12- to 15-day-old rat locus coeruleus neurones in a midpontine slice preparation. Application of…”
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P5505PR interval prolongation as intermediate phenotype for atrial fibrillation: Association with left atrial diameter, Troponin T und NT-proBNP (the LIFE-Adult-Study) by Zeynalova, S., Kornej, J., Loeffler, M., Tautenhahn, S., Stoebe, S., Engel, C.H., Thiery, J., Wirkner, K., Burkhardt, R., Baber, R., Husser, D., Hagendorff, A.

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