Budget Amount *help |
¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
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Research Abstract |
It has been reported that neural stem cells are variously changed in the process of not only normal neural growth but also neuronal degeneration occurring in neuropsychiatric disorders. Despite these findings, there was no study about the contribution of neural stem cells to the physiological and pathophysiological significance. Hence we tried to develop an in vivo monitoring system with which the dynamics of the stem cells can be visualized. Using positron emission tomography with a new gene-reporter system and amino acid transporter, we were able to make a new in vivo system for measuring live neural stem cells in vivo specifically.
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