Sökning: "region-specific properties"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 avhandlingar innehållade orden region-specific properties.
1. Human neural stem cells: region-specific properties and prospects for cell therapy
Sammanfattning : Cell replacement by neural transplantation can, in animal models of neurodegenerative diseases, reconstruct damaged brain circuitry. In the clinical situation, the graft material used for cell therapy must, most likely, be of human origin. LÄS MER
2. In vivo properties of neural stem cells after transplantation into the rat brain-Studies of phenotypic differentiation and functional integration using cell-specific labelling and electrophysiological techniques
Sammanfattning : In the present thesis, we have examined the in vivo properties of in vitro expanded human and rat neural stem-and progenitor cells after transplantation into the neonatal and adult rat brain. The survival and differentiation of the grafted cells were assessed using species-specific antisera, and pre-labelling with the reporter gene green fluorescent protein (GFP). LÄS MER
3. Maintenance of neuronal identity and function
Sammanfattning : Neurons in the CNS acquire specific characteristics throughout development and maintain them for the entire lifespan. Instructive regulation of the transcription machinery ensures the acquisition of identity by spatiotemporal patterns of transcription factor expression. LÄS MER
4. Stem cell based therapy of malignant brain tumors
Sammanfattning : Malignant brain tumor is a highly invasive and vascularized cancer. Current forms of therapy are not curative and can, at best, prolong survival for patients with this disease. The mean survival is only around 15 months. LÄS MER
5. Ethanol-induced modulation of dopamine transmission and synaptic activity in striatal subregions - focus on inhibitory receptors
Sammanfattning : Background: Alcoholism is a chronic brain disease, affecting neurocircuitries involved in reward and learning. The rewarding effects of alcohol (ethanol) are believed to result from increased dopamine levels in the nucleus accumbens (nAc) via the mesolimbic system. LÄS MER