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Details for Dr Anja Teschemacher
| Personal details | |
| Name | Dr Anja Teschemacher |
| Job title | Senior Lecturer |
| Department | School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience University of Bristol |
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| Qualifications | Diplom, Ph.D.(Munich) |
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| Keywords | modulation of neurotransmitter release intracellular signalling mechanisms release of neurotransmitters Neurotransmitters central neurones neuromodulators noradrenaline intracellular second messenger pathways |
| Areas of expertise | Modulation of Neurotransmitter Release My main interests are the intracellular signalling mechanisms which control release of neurotransmitters from central neurones. More specifically we are focusing on the following questions: • How do neuromodulators such as angiotensin II affect release of noradrenaline? • Which intracellular second messenger pathways are responsible for changing the release properties? • What are the physiological consequences of these effects for synaptic transmission, i.e. the neuronal output from a particular brain area? We are addressing these questions by using a combination of electrophysiological (patch clamp and amperometry), optical (confocal imaging of living brain slice cultures), molecular (viral gene transfer) and pharmacological tools. |