Project Aim(s): To determine if the ApoE stimulator, bexarotene, can restore dysregulated calcium homeostasis in hippocampal neurons from transgenic AD mice.
Disease area
Dementia (including Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias)
Field of research
Basic/Discovery Research
Principal Investigator/ Researcher Names
Dr. Mark Rae
Institution
University College Cork (UCC)
Funding body
Physiological Society (UK)
Grant Awarded (€)
12,000
Start date
Project completed
Yes
End/expected end date
Are you looking to Recruit Research Participants?
No