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DFG project G:(GEPRIS)233690566

Analysis of the neuronal basis of magnetoreception in an insect model.

Coordinator	Professor Dr. Peter Bräunig
Grant period	2013 - 2017
Funding body	Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
	DFG
Identifier	G:(GEPRIS)233690566

Note: We intend to study the neuronal basis of animal magnetoreception in an insect model system. This is a joint project between my laboratory and two Czech groups. While my Czech partners will perform behavioral, electrophysiological, and molecular experiments, I will analyze the neuroanatomy of the putative magnetic field receptor that is localized in the optic lobe of cockroaches. With a combination of different histological staining techniques and confocal Laser-scanning microscopy we are aiming to describe the neuroarchitecture of the cryptochrome-containing subretinal layer in detail. This region of the optic lobe contains the presumed receptor molecules and has hitherto been poorly investigated. Uniting the expertise and methodological approaches from different fields of biological research will enable us to gain insights into the as yet enigmatic mechanisms of magnetic field detection in animals.

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Record created 2021-09-20, last modified 2024-09-28

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