Priv. Doz. Dr. Wolfgang Blenau

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsAnimal Biochemistry and Physiology,Anatomy and Physiology
KeywordsApis mellifera, G protein-coupled receptors, biogenic amines, brain development, insect physiology

Current contact address

CountryGermany
CityLeipzig
InstitutionUniversität Leipzig

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Alison Ruth MercerDepartment of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin
Start of initial sponsorship16/11/1999

Programme(s)

1999Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2010Markus Thamm, Sabine Balfanz, Ricarda Scheiner, Arnd Baumann, Wolfgang Blenau: Characterization of the 5-HT1A receptor of the honeybee (Apis mellifera) and involvement of serotonin in phototactic behavior. In: Cell. Mol. Life Sci., 2010, 2467-2479
2010Britta Troppmann, Sabine Balfanz, Arnd Baumann, Wolfgang Blenau: Inverse agonist and neutral antagonist actions of synthetic compounds at an insect 5-HT1 receptor. In: Br. J. Pharmacol., 2010, 1450-1462
2010Heleen Verlinden, Rut Vleugels, Elisabeth Marchal, Liesbeth Badisco, Julie Tobback, Hans-Joachim Pflüger, Wolfgang Blenau, Jozef Vanden Broeck: The cloning, phylogenetic relationship and distribution pattern of two new putative GPCR-type octopamine receptors in the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria). In: J. Insect Physiol., 2010, 868-875
2010Heleen Verlinden, Rut Vleugels, Elisabeth Marchal, Liesbeth Badisco, Hans-Joachim Pflüger, Wolfgang Blenau, Jozef Vanden Broeck: The role of octopamine in locusts and other insects. In: J. Insect Physiol., 2010, 854-867