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BBSRC David Phillips Fellowship: Spatiotemporal properties of Ca 2+ signalling pathways in cerebellar astrocytes

ReferenceBB/B500958/1
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Dr Tomas Bellamy
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution Babraham Institute
DepartmentMolecular Signalling
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 345,937
StatusCompleted
TypeFellowships
Start date 01/11/2004
End date 31/10/2009
Duration60 months

Abstract

In the cerebellar cortex, synaptic activity can generate Ca2+ signals in extrasynaptic glia through three different pathways. The main aims of the proposed work are: to determine how the spatiotemporal properties of glial Ca2+ signals evoked during synaptic transmission are related to the frequency and strength of presynaptic stimulation: to determine the mechanism by which the nitric oxide pathway is linked to Ca2+ elevation; and to investigate the impact of glial Ca2+ signalling, evoked by the various pathways, on the function of the cerebellar circuit.

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Committee Closed Committee - Biochemistry & Cell Biology (BCB)
Research TopicsNeuroscience and Behaviour
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative Fellowship - David Phillips Fellowship (DF) [1995-2015]
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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