RICERCA ITALIANA     

Programmi di ricerca simili:

• 1 - Somatostatina e peptidi correlati: distribuzione, effetti biologici e caratterizzazione di modelli transgenici
• 2 - EFFETTI NON EMOSTATICI DELLA TROMBINA: INTERAZIONE CON FATTORI DI CRESCITA, E SUO RUOLO NELLA PROLIFERAZIONE CELLULARE, IN PROCESSI NEURODEGENERATIVI E IN CONDIZONI DI ALTERATA PERMEABILITA' VASALE
• 3 - Studi struttura-funzione sulle neurotrofine e loro precursori nella funzione presinaptica, nella epilettogenesi e nella neurogenesi adulta
• 4 - Ruolo dei neurotrasmettitori nello sviluppo e differenziamento neurale in diversi modelli sperimentali: aspetti molecolari, funzionali ed evolutivi
• 5 - MECCANISMI REDOX DI SEGNALAZIONE CELLULARE COINVOLTI NELLA GENESI DI MALATTIE ASSOCIATE A STRESS OSSIDATIVO
• 6 - Processi apoptotici nella differenziazione e degenerazione cellulare
• 7 - Ruolo di TRAIL nella fisiopatologia emopoietica e vascolare
• 8 - Meccanismi cellulari e molecolari di morte e protezione neuronale
• 9 - Fattori di trascrizione e neurotrasmettitori nel differenziamento neurale: aspetti molecolari, funzionali ed evolutivi
• 10 - EFFETTI DI CAMPI ELETTROMAGNETICI SU CELLULE NERVOSE

Classificazione scientifico-disciplinare

• Area scientifico disciplinare: Scienze agrarie e veterinarie
  • ANATOMIA DEGLI ANIMALI DOMESTICI

Classificazione brevettuale

• CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES OR MICRO-ORGANISMS (immunoassay G01N33/53); COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES
    • MICRO-ORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF (biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, containing micro-organisms, viruses, microbial fungi, enzymes, fermentates or substances produced by or extracted from micro-organisms or animal material A01N63/00; food compositions A21, A23; medicinal preparations A61K; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for, bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; fertilisers C05); PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICRO-ORGANISMS (preservation of living parts of humans or animals A01N1/02); MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA (micro-biological testing media C12Q)

Classificazione geografica

• Regione: Piemonte

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Parole Chiave

NEUROTROFINE; NGF; BDNF; NEURONI; CELLULE GLIALI; PLASTICITÀ; APOPTOSI; RECETTORI TRK; SISTEMA NERVOSO CENTRALE