Browsing Theses and Dissertations at Montana State University (MSU) by Department "Cell Biology & Neuroscience."
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Analysis of the central nervous system in a mouse model of HSAN Type III
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2013)Familial Dysautonomia (FD), also called Riley Day Syndrome, is a Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy (HSAN Type III) that is characterized by dysfunction of the sensory and autonomic nervous systems. The disease ... -
Analysis of the expression and function of chicken protocadherin 1 in neural crest cell migration and peripheral nervous system formation
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2007)The necessary steps of development from a single cell to a multi-celled functional organism are complex. Many molecules have been identified and their roles characterized in this process. One interesting population of cells ... -
Characterization of the neural codebook in an invertebrate sensory system
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2007)An outstanding problem in neuroscience is to describe the relationship between various stimulus sources in the environment and how they are represented by patterns of activity in nervous systems, a problem generically ... -
Exploration of cat striate cortex during natural scene stimulation
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2013)The mammalian visual system evolved to process and represent objects within the complexities of the natural world to appropriately guide behavior in order to ensure survival and reproduction. Visual neuroscience has long ... -
The Fronto-Parietal network and beyond : a study of the spatiotemporal patterns underlying visual working memory
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2014)Working memory, an integral component of higher cognitive functions, involves the short-term retention and utilization of behaviorally relevant information when that information is no longer available in the environment. ... -
Impact of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm conditioned medium on inflammation and epithelialization in human keratinocytes
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2011)Chronic wounds are characterized by prolonged inflammation and failure to epithelialize and do not respond well to conventional treatment. Bacterial biofilms are a major impediment to wound healing. The effective treatment ... -
Mouse and stem cell models of frontotemporal dementia
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2012)Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent brain disease in the United States, and an escalating health concern. AD patient brains acquire hallmark protein aggregates, referred to as senile A beta plaques and neurofibrillary ... -
The role of FGF signaling in neural crest development
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2014)The mechanisms that stimulate Neural Crest Cell (NCC) migration and cessation into discrete sympathetic ganglia (SG) and dorsal root ganglia (DRG) are incompletely understood. In this study we investigated the role of ... -
Sympathetic ganglia formation in the chick peripheral nervous system
(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2005)The neural crest is a unique population of pluripotent cells that are crucial in vertebrate embryogenesis. In the trunk, NCCs migrate along a ventromedial pathway give rise to the dorsal root ganglia or the sympathetic ...
