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BBSRC DTA Studentship: Role of insulin receptor isoforms in signalling mechanisms controlling cell proliferation, apoptosis and differentiation
Reference
BBS/E/B/0000L993
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Dr Jennifer Pell
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
Babraham Institute
Department
Babraham Institute Department
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
120,621
Status
Completed
Type
Institute Project
Start date
01/10/2005
End date
30/09/2009
Duration
48 months
Abstract
Muscle development is largely complete before birth. Muscle is formed when committed but undifferentiated cells (called myoblasts) start to produce muscle-specific proteins and fuse to become myofibres. These myofibres will therefore contain many nuclei and are arranged as long, thin and large cells which span the length of the muscle. Muscle fibre number is therefore largely fixed at birth and subsequent muscle growth can only occur by each fibre becoming larger (hypertrophy). Whole body growth rate is correlated with primary myofibre number and therefore it is important to understand the mechanisms which determine fibre number.
Summary
unavailable
Committee
Closed Committee - Biochemistry & Cell Biology (BCB)
Research Topics
Stem Cells
Research Priority
X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative
X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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