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Lutz Birnbaumer

Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

Affiliation Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Top Publications Receptor-effector coupling by G proteins (1990) – 1,122 citations Nomenclature of Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels (2000) – 889 citations The TRP Channels, a Remarkably Functional Family (2002) – 880 citations The Glucagon-sensitive Adenyl Cyclase System in Plasma Membranes of Rat Liver (1971) – 814 citations trp, ... <a title="Lutz Birnbaumer" class="read-more" href="https://journalsworld.com/researchers/lutz-birnbaumer/" aria-label="Read more about Lutz Birnbaumer">Read more</a>

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Publications745Total indexed works
Citations55,051Source-reported citations
h-index124Source-reported h-index
i10-index503Source-reported i10-index

Biography, research & contributions

Affiliation

Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

Top Publications

  • Receptor-effector coupling by G proteins (1990) - 1,122 citations
  • Nomenclature of Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels (2000) - 889 citations
  • The TRP Channels, a Remarkably Functional Family (2002) - 880 citations
  • The Glucagon-sensitive Adenyl Cyclase System in Plasma Membranes of Rat Liver (1971) - 814 citations
  • trp, a Novel Mammalian Gene Family Essential for Agonist-Activated Capacitative Ca2+ Entry (1996) - 695 citations

At a glance

Full name
Lutz Birnbaumer
ORCID
0000-0002-0775-8661
OpenAlex ID
https://openalex.org/A5003363567

Research interests

  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Ion Channels and Receptors, Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling, Ion channel regulation and function, Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism

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    1. Receptor-effector coupling by G proteins ↗1990 · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Biomembranes
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    2. 889OpenAlex citations
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    4. 814OpenAlex citations
    5. 695OpenAlex citations

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    1. Receptor-effector coupling by G proteins ↗1990 · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Biomembranes

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      Lutz Birnbaumer. JournalsWorld. Accessed October 8, 2026.

      https://journalsworld.com/researchers/lutz-birnbaumer/