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Behavioral assessment of mouse models of neurodegenerative disorders [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are a family of progressive hereditary neurodegenerative disorders characterized by accumulation of lysosomal storage bodies, cognitive decline, loss of motor function and premature ...
Developing an implantable optical glucose sensor for monitoring glucose concentration [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Optical biological sensors are becoming very popular for use in detecting many different kinds of analytes of interest for medical diagnostics. There are optical sensors available today to detect many things from blood ...
Selective migration of neuralized mouse embryonic stem cells towards tumor cells and conditioned media [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Brain tumors are the most common cause of mortality from cancer in childhood. The limitations of current treatments of malignant brain tumors motivate development of novel therapies. The overall goal is to develop stem ...
Ischemia-induced increase in the expression of the regulators of G-protein signaling subtype7 (RGS7) in gerbil hippocampus [abstract]
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)
Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Ischemic stroke accounts for most stroke events. Transient global ischemia induced to gerbils is a well-studied animal model of neuronal death in the ...