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Nociception and pain in the trout

Reference	S11042
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Michael Gentle
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Dr J Clark
Institution	The Roslin Institute
Department	Division of Integrative Biology
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	122,528
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	16/08/1999
End date	16/08/2002
Duration	36 months

Abstract

The possibility of pain resulting from traumatic injuries is a major welfare concern in farmed fish, angling and commercial fishing. The presence of receptors which are preferentially sensitive to noxious stimuli (nociceptors) are essential for the detection of tissue damage or potential tissue damage but there is no information concerning nociceptors in bony fish. This proposal will employ both anatomical, and electrophysiological techniques to try to identify and characterise peripheral nociceptors in and around the mouth of the trout as well as developing behavioral criteria for the identification of nociceptor responses.

Summary

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Committee	Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
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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