F. Besnard

GFAP promoter directs astrocyte-specific expression in transgenic mice

Michael Brenner, WC Kisseberth, Yuan Su et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 1994 · 497 citations · Full text

Medicine, Genetics, Neuroscience +17

Multiple interacting sites regulate astrocyte-specific transcription of the human gene for glial fibrillary acidic protein.

F. Besnard, Michael Brenner, Y. Nakatani et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1991 · 147 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Biology +15

SSR591813, a Novel Selective and Partial α4β2 Nicotinic Receptor Agonist with Potential as an Aid to Smoking Cessation

Caroline Cohen, Olivier Bergis, Francesco Galli et al. · Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics · 2003 · 114 citations · Full text

Medicine, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology +17

Platelet-derived growth factor is a mitogen for glial but not for neuronal rat brain cells in vitro

F. Besnard, F. Perraud, M. Sensenbrenner et al. · Neuroscience Letters · 1987 · 91 citations

Medicine, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +10

Directed establishment of rat brain cell lines with the phenotypic characteristics of type 1 astrocytes.

Eric H. Radany, Michael Brenner, F. Besnard et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1992 · 90 citations

Medicine, Cell Biology, Neuroscience +12