Award details

Nociception in fish: electrophysiological and behavioural analysis

Reference	S19809
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Lynne Sneddon
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	University of Liverpool
Department	Sch of Biological Sciences
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	95,761
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/05/2004
End date	31/07/2006
Duration	27 months

Abstract

The question of nociception and pain perception in fish has largely been ignored yet fish suffer injuries during angling, aquaculture and experimentation. This project will describe detailed physiological properties of nociceptors in the rainbow trout investigating stimulus-response characteristics as well as the effects of hyperalgesia, and will locate nociceptors on peripheral body areas for the first time in fish. Using selective attention strategies, the effects of a potentially painful stimulus on behaviour will be assessed to examine the interplay of pain and fear in the trout. This project not only applies to the welfare of fish but is of fundamental importance for our understanding of the evolution of nociception. (Joint with grant number 19811).

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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S19811 Nociception in fish: electrophysiological and behaviour analysis

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