Essay
Analysis of BDNF-Induced dendritc growth in hippocampal neurons
2013
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/4365
Abstract
A wide range of disorders result from abnormal growth and function of the dendritic arbor; some of these include memory impairments, genetic disorders such as Down’s syndrome and Fragile X syndrome, mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. By understanding the precise mechanisms that direct growth and development of dendrites and dendritic spines, it is possible to better able to identify the abnormalities present in these disorders, which may provide valuable insight in developing new therapies that more accurately target the problem. There is still much to be discovered in this field before we can start producing drugs, but we hope that each study brings us one step closer to the next medical breakthrough in treating neurocognitive disorders.
Metrics
5 File views/ downloads
12 Record Views
Details
- Title
- Analysis of BDNF-Induced dendritc growth in hippocampal neurons
- Creators
- Elizabeth Graham (Author)
- Contributors
- Gary Wayman (Advisor)
- Academic Unit
- Honors Theses (WSU Pullman, Passed with Distinction)
- Identifiers
- 99900590749301842
- Copyright
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/; http://www.ndltd.org/standards/metadata; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess; In copyright; Publicly accessible; openAccess
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Essay