2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Analysis of cell fate determination of vertebrate retinal photoreceptor cells
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20390087
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
General medical chemistry
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| Research Institution | Osaka Bioscience Institute |
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Principal Investigator |
FURUKAWA Takahisa Osaka Bioscience Institute, 発生生物学部門, 研究部長 (50260609)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 発生医学 |
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| Research Abstract |
Vision is critical to our lives. To elucidate molecular mechanisms underlying development of retinal photoreceptor cells is not only important for biology but also for development of diagnosis and treatment of retinal diseases. We studied mechanisms of retinal photoreceptor development mainly by using mouse genetics. We progressed our understanding on molecular mechanisms underlying retinal stem cell proliferation, differentiation and maintenance of photoreceptor cells, function and related human diseases of bipolar cells.
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