Honors College Senior Thesis Presentations
Glutamate Receptors at the Embryonic Zebrafish Neuromuscular Junction
Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Senior
Major
Biology
Minor
chemistry
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Dr. Dena Weinberger
Presentation Format
Oral Presentation
Abstract/Description
Glutamate receptors are known to have a wide range of diversity in the CNS, but are largely absent in the mature neuromuscular junction. However, recent research has shown that they are present in muscle tissue during embryonic development, before being largely replaced by acetylcholine receptors later on. This study uses agarose gel electrophoresis to investigate the expression of two classes of ionotropic glutamate receptors at the neuromuscular junction in zebrafish before, during, and after synaptogenesis.
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Honors College Senior Thesis Presentations
Glutamate Receptors at the Embryonic Zebrafish Neuromuscular Junction
Glutamate receptors are known to have a wide range of diversity in the CNS, but are largely absent in the mature neuromuscular junction. However, recent research has shown that they are present in muscle tissue during embryonic development, before being largely replaced by acetylcholine receptors later on. This study uses agarose gel electrophoresis to investigate the expression of two classes of ionotropic glutamate receptors at the neuromuscular junction in zebrafish before, during, and after synaptogenesis.