Identification and function of Kv7-M-channels in axons of cortical neurons

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/525437

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Membrane proteins permeable to potassium ions provide an important break during hyperexcitability of nerve cells in the brain. In this proposal I will study the function of a unique member of potassium channel protein (the M-channel) located at key regions of nerve cells; the axon. The results will provide important insights into the elementary steps of nerve cell excitability, and a better understanding of M-channel related diseases including neonatal epilepsies and chronic nerve pain.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2011

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $324,930.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical parasitology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Drug information | Electrophyisiology | Epilepsy | Excitability | Ion channel dysfunction | Neurones | Peripheral neuropathies | Potassium channels

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