| GFAP promoter directs astrocyte-specific expression in transgenic mice M Brenner, WC Kisseberth, Y Su, F Besnard, A Messing Journal of Neuroscience 14 (3), 1030-1037, 1994 | 619 | 1994 |
| A novel human nicotinic receptor subunit, α10, that confers functionality to the α9-subunit F Sgard, E Charpantier, S Bertrand, N Walker, D Caput, D Graham, ... Molecular pharmacology 61 (1), 150-159, 2002 | 271 | 2002 |
| SSR180711, a novel selective α7 nicotinic receptor partial agonist:(1) binding and functional profile B Biton, OE Bergis, F Galli, A Nedelec, AW Lochead, S Jegham, D Godet, ... Neuropsychopharmacology 32 (1), 1-16, 2007 | 216 | 2007 |
| Nicotinic acetylcholine subunit mRNA expression in dopaminergic neurons of the rat substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area E Charpantier, P Barnéoud, P Moser, F Besnard, F Sgard Neuroreport 9 (13), 3097-3101, 1998 | 195 | 1998 |
| Multiple interacting sites regulate astrocyte-specific transcription of the human gene for glial fibrillary acidic protein. F Besnard, M Brenner, Y Nakatani, R Chao, HJ Purohit, E Freese Journal of Biological Chemistry 266 (28), 18877-18883, 1991 | 193 | 1991 |
| Effects of acidic and basic fibroblast growth factors on proliferation and maturation of cultured rat oligodendrocytes F Besnard, F Perraud, M Sensenbrenner, G Labourdette International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience 7 (4), 401-409, 1989 | 158 | 1989 |
| A downstream initiation element required for efficient TATA box binding and in vitro function of TFIID Y Nakatani, M Horikoshi, M Brenner, T Yamamoto, F Besnard, RG Roeder, ... Nature 348 (6296), 86-88, 1990 | 153 | 1990 |
| SSR591813, a novel selective and partial α4β2 nicotinic receptor agonist with potential as an aid to smoking cessation C Cohen, OE Bergis, F Galli, AW Lochead, S Jegham, B Biton, ... Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 306 (1), 407-420, 2003 | 140 | 2003 |
| Effects of acidic and basic fibroblast growth factors (aFGF and bFGF) on the proliferation and the glutamine synthetase expression of rat astroblasts in culture F Perraud, F Besnard, B Pettmann, M Sensenbrenner, G Labourdette Glia 1 (2), 124-131, 1988 | 113 | 1988 |
| Analysis of a segment of the human glial fibrillary acidic protein gene that directs astrocyte‐specific transcription K Masood, F Besnard, Y Su, M Brenner Journal of neurochemistry 61 (1), 160-166, 1993 | 110 | 1993 |
| Directed establishment of rat brain cell lines with the phenotypic characteristics of type 1 astrocytes. EH Radany, M Brenner, F Besnard, V Bigornia, JM Bishop, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 89 (14), 6467-6471, 1992 | 109 | 1992 |
| Platelet-derived growth factor is a mitogen for glial but not for neuronal rat brain cells in vitro F Besnard, F Perraud, M Sensenbrenner, G Labourdette Neuroscience letters 73 (3), 287-292, 1987 | 108 | 1987 |
| Antagonist properties of eliprodil and other NMDA receptor antagonists at rat NR1A/NR2A and NR1A/NR2B receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes P Avenet, J Léonardon, F Besnard, D Graham, H Depoortere, B Scatton Neuroscience letters 223 (2), 133-136, 1997 | 96 | 1997 |
| Thrombin is a potent mitogen for rat astroblasts but not for oligodendroblasts and neuroblasts in primary culture F Perraud, F Besnard, M Sensenbrenner, G Labourdette International journal of developmental neuroscience 5 (3), 181-188, 1987 | 95 | 1987 |
| A novel selective GABAA α1 receptor agonist displaying sedative and anxiolytic-like properties in rodents S Selleri, F Bruni, C Costagli, A Costanzo, G Guerrini, G Ciciani, P Gratteri, ... Journal of medicinal chemistry 48 (21), 6756-6760, 2005 | 81 | 2005 |
| Structural elements of the γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor conferring subtype selectivity for benzodiazepine site ligands S Renard, A Olivier, P Granger, P Avenet, D Graham, M Sevrin, P George, ... Journal of Biological Chemistry 274 (19), 13370-13374, 1999 | 63 | 1999 |
| Antagonist properties of the stereoisomers of ifenprodil at NR1A/NR2A and NR1A/NR2B subtypes of the NMDA receptor expressed in Xenopus oocytes P Avenet, J Léonardon, F Besnard, D Graham, J Frost, H Depoortere, ... European journal of pharmacology 296 (2), 209-213, 1996 | 62 | 1996 |
| Evidence for the presence of nuclear 3, 5, 3′-triiodothyronine receptors in secondary cultures of pure rat oligodendrocytes B Yusta, F Besnard, J Ortiz-Caro, Á Pascual, A Aranda, L SARLIEVE Endocrinology 122 (5), 2278-2284, 1988 | 58 | 1988 |
| Pharmacological profile of benzodiazepine site ligands with recombinant GABAA receptor subtypes D Graham, C Faure, F Besnard, SZ Langer European neuropsychopharmacology 6 (2), 119-125, 1996 | 57 | 1996 |
| Selective killing of glioma cell lines using an astrocyte-specific expression of the herpes simplex virus-thymidine kinase gene D Vandier, O Rixe, M Brenner, A Gouyette, F Besnard Cancer research 58 (20), 4577-4580, 1998 | 50 | 1998 |
Albee MessingProfessor of Neuropathology, University of Wisconsin-MadisonVerified email at wisc.edu
