• Deletion of IP₃ receptor2 in astrocytes enhances the hippocampal neurogenesis in adult mice 

    Chang, Wenting (Biological engineer) (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Neurogenesis (birth of neurons) is a process by which neurons are generated from neural progenitor cells. It mainly occurs in two regions of brain, one ...
  • Microrna detection by surface plasmon resonance 

    Tan, Jingwen (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the world out of over 100 different known human cancers. Therefore there is a need for better ...
  • The role of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 in cerebral ischemia 

    Lin, Hsin-Yun (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Group I metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5), belongs to G-protein coupled receptors family and plays important roles in CNS disorders including ...