2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Regulation of dopaminergic neuron development by trophic factor and neurofunction disorder
| Project/Area Number |
20790203
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
General pharmacology
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| Research Institution | Niigata University |
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Principal Investigator |
MIZUNO Makoto Niigata University, 超域研究機構, 准教授 (20345515)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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| Keywords | 栄養因子 / ドパミン / 認知 / 情動 |
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| Research Abstract |
Neonatal administration of EGF perturbs dopaminergic development or function and induces schizophrenia-related abnormalities in cognitive and behavioral traits in adult stage. EGF treated rat was established as the model for schizophrenia.
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