Publications | Horst Onken

Apart of the cover photograph for the Jounal of Experimental Biology (see on the right), active contributions to more than 50 national and international scientific meetings (that resulted in approximately 60 published abstracts), and two GenBank entrances (see at the end of the list), my research has been published in the following articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals (PDF files of the articles open in separate windows):

ONKEN, H., PARKS, S. K., GOSS, G. G. & MOFFETT, D. F. (submitted 2009). Serotonin-induced high intracellular pH aids in alkali secretion in the anterior midgut of larval yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti L. Journal of Experimental Biology.

MOFFETT, D. F. & ONKEN, H. (in press 2009). The cellular basis of extreme alkali secretion: A tale of two tissues. In: Epithelial Transport Physiology (ed. George A. Gerencser). Totowa, New Jersey: Humana Press.

ONKEN, H., PATEL, M, JAVORONCOV, M., IZEIROVSKI, S., MOFFETT, S. B. & MOFFETT, D. F. (in press 2009). Strong alkalinization in the anterior midgut of larval yellow fever mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti): Involvement of luminal Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase. Journal of Experimental Zoology 311A: 155-161. View PDF

ONKEN, H. & MOFFETT, D. F. (2009). Revisiting the cellular mechanism of strong luminal alkalinization in the anterior midgut of larval mosquitoes. Journal of Experimental Biology 212: 373-377. View PDF .

ONKEN, H., MOFFETT, S. B. & MOFFETT, D. F. (2008). Alkalinization in the isolated and perfused anterior stomach of larval Aedes aegypti. 20 pp. Journal of Insect Science 8:46, available online, insectscience.org/8:46. View PDF.

FREIRE, C. A., ONKEN, H., & McNAMARA, J. C. (2008). Structure-function relationships of ion transport in crustacean gills and antennal glands. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 151A: 272-304. Available online since May 2007 (doi:10.1016/j.cbpa.2007.05.008). View PDF.

ONKEN, H., MOFFETT, S. B. & MOFFETT, D.F. (2006). The anterior stomach of larval mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti): voltage-clamp measurements with a tubular epithelium. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 143A: 24-34. View PDF.

McNAMARA, J. C., ZANOTTO, F. P. & ONKEN, H., (2005). A microscopical and electrophysiological characterization of the intestinal epithelium in hyperosmoregulating crabs from different aquatic environments. Journal of Experimental Zoology 303A: 880-893. View PDF.

ONKEN, H., MOFFETT, S. B. & MOFFETT, D. F. (2004). The transepithelial voltage of the isolated anterior stomach of mosquito larvae (Aedes aegypti): Pharmacological characterization of the serotonin-stimulated cells. Journal of Experimental Biology 207: 1779-1787. View PDF.

ONKEN, H., MOFFETT, S. B. & MOFFETT, D. F. (2004). The anterior midgut of mosquito larvae (Aedes aegypti): Effects of neuropeptides on transepithelial transport and muscular motility. Journal of Experimental Biology 207: 3731-3739. View PDF.

WEIHRAUCH, D., McNAMARA, J. C., TOWLE, D. & ONKEN, H., (2004). Branchial ion-motive ATPases of the red freshwater crab Dilocarcinus pagei. Journal of Experimental Biology 207: 4623-4631. View PDF.

ONKEN, H., TRESGUERRES, M & LUQUET, C. M. (2003). Active NaCl absorption across posterior gills of hyperosmoregulating Chasmagnathus granulatus. Journal of Experimental Biology 206: 1017-1023. View PDF.

TRESGUERRES, M., ONKEN, H., PEREZ, A. F. & LUQUET, C. M. (2003). Electrophysiology of posterior, NaCl-absorbing gills of Chasmagnathus granulatus: rapid responses to osmotic variations. Journal of Experimental Biology 206: 619-626. View PDF.

ONKEN, H. & McNAMARA, J. C. (2002). Hyperosmoregulation in the red freshwater crab Dilocarcinus pagei (Brachyura, Trichodactylidae): Structural and functional asymmetries of the posterior gills. Journal of Experimental Biology 205: 167-175. View PDF.

ONKEN, H & RIESTENPATT, S. (2002). Ion transport across posterior gills of hyperosmoregulating shore crabs (Carcinus maenas): Amiloride blocks the cuticular Na⁺ conductance and induces current-noise. Journal of Experimental Biology 205: 523-531. V ie w PDF .

ONKEN, H., SCHÖBEL, A., KRAFT, J. & PUTZENLECHNER, M. (2000). Active NaCl absorption across split gill lamellae of posterior gills of the Chinese crab Eriocheir sinensis: Stimulation by eyestalk extract. Journal of Experimental Biology 203: 1373-1381. View PDF.

ONKEN, H. (1999). Active NaCl absorption across split gill lamellae of posterior gills of Chinese crabs (Eriocheir sinensis) adapted to different salinities. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 123A: 377-384. View PDF.

ONKEN, H. & RIESTENPATT, S. (1998). NaCl absorption across split gill lamellae of hyperregulating crabs: transport mechanisms and their regulation. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 119A: 883-893. View PDF.

ONKEN, H. (1996). Active and electrogenic absorption of Na⁺ and Cl^- across posterior gills of Eriocheir sinensis: Influence of short-term osmotic variations. Journal of Experimental Biology 199: 901-910. View PDF.

RIESTENPATT, S., ONKEN, H. & SIEBERS, D. (1996). Active absorption of Na⁺ and Cl^- across the gill epithelium of the shore crab Carcinus maenas: Voltage-clamp and ion flux studies. Journal of Experimental Biology 199: 1545-1554. View PDF.

ONKEN, H. & PUTZENLECHNER, M. (1995). A V-ATPase drives active, electrogenic and Na⁺-independent Cl^- absorption across the gills of Eriocheir sinensis. Journal of Experimental Biology 198: 767-774. View PDF.

ONKEN, H., GRASZYNSKI, K., JOHANNSEN, A., PUTZENLECHNER, M., RIESTENPATT, S., SCHIRMER; C., SIEBERS, D. & ZEISKE, W. (1995). How to overcome osmotic stress? Marine crabs conquer freshwater. New insights from modern electrophysiology. Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen 49: 715-725. View PDF.

RIESTENPATT, S., ZEISKE, W. & ONKEN, H. (1994). Cyclic AMP stimulation of electrogenic uptake of Na⁺ and Cl^- across the gill epithelium of the Chinese crab Eriocheir sinensis. Journal of Experimental Biology 188: 159-174. View PDF.

KÜLTZ, D. & ONKEN, H. (1993). Long-term acclimation of the teleost Oreochromis mossambicus to various salinities: two different strategies in mastering hypertonic stress. Marine Biology 117: 527-533. View PDF.

ONKEN, H. & SIEBERS, D. (1992). Voltage-clamp measurements on single split lamellae of posterior gills of the shore crab Carcinus maenas. Marine Biology 114: 385-390. View PDF.

ZEISKE, W., ONKEN, H., SCHWARZ, H.-J. & GRASZYNSKI, K. (1992). Invertebrate epithelial Na⁺ channels: amiloride-induced current-noise in crab gill. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1105: 245-252. View PDF.

ONKEN, H., GRASZYNSKI, K. & ZEISKE, W. (1991). Na⁺-independent, electrogenic Cl^- uptake across the posterior gills of the Chinese crab (Eriocheir sinensis): Voltage-clamp and microelectrode studies. Journal of Comparative Physiology 161: 293-301. View PDF.

ONKEN, H., ZEISKE, W. & HARVEY, B. (1990). Effect of mucosal H⁺ and chemical modification on transcellular K⁺ current in frog skin. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1024: 95-102. View PDF.

ONKEN, H. & GRASZYNSKI, K. (1989). Active Cl^- absorption by the Chinese crab (Eriocheir sinensis) gill epithelium measured by transepithelial potential difference. Journal of Comparative Physiology 159: 21-28. View PDF.

Entrances into the GenBank:

WEIHRAUCH, D., ONKEN, H. & TOWLE, D., (2001). Dilocarcinus pagei Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase alpha subunit mRNA, partial cds. Accession number: AF409119.

WEIHRAUCH, D., ONKEN, H. & TOWLE, D., (2001). Dilocarcinus pagei vacuolar ATP synthase subunit B mRNA, partial cds. Accession number: AF409118.