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Neuro Network of Excellence (NeuroNE)
Reference
BBS/E/B/0000S209
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Michael Philip Coleman
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
Babraham Institute
Department
Babraham Institute Department
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
57,109
Status
Completed
Type
Institute Project
Start date
01/12/2006
End date
30/06/2009
Duration
31 months
Abstract
The degeneration of axons, long fibres that carry electrical information from one nerve cell to the next and from our sensory organs and to our muscles, underlies many disorders. In particular many of these are degenerative nervous system disorders of middle and old age such as Alzheimer's disease, motor neuron disease, glaucoma and multiple sclerosis. This project has two aims. One is to understand how motor neuron disease arises from a block in the supply of components of axons, when a transport process inside the cell is impaired. The other is to understand how axon degeneration can be delayed.
Summary
unavailable
Committee
Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research Topics
Ageing, Neuroscience and Behaviour, Structural Biology
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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