Research

School Contact Information

Koret School of Veterinary Medicine,
The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agricultural, Food & Environment,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Address: Herzl 229, P.O. Box 12,
Rehovot 76100, Israel

Phone: +972-(0)8-9489021/31;
Fax: +972-(0)8-9467940
E-Mail: vet.school@mail.huji.ac.il

	Voltage-dependent sodium channel- mediated changes in intracellular sodium concentration in axons, soma and dendrites of neocortical neurons Technique: imaging with Na⁺ sensitive dye while whole-cell recording in brain slices Collaboration with Bill Ross and Nehama Lasser-Ross, New York Medical College

	*Biophysical characteristics of voltage-gated Na channels in axonal, somatic and dendritic membranes of neocortical neurons, and their implications for synaptic integration and spike train initiation** Techniques: Cell-attached channel recordings in brain slices, and computational modeling Collaboration with Fred Wolf, MPI for Dynamics and Self Organization, Goettingen and Maxim Volgoshev, Ruhr University.

	Synaptic development of Layer 4 of the rodent barrel cortex Technique: Whole-cell voltage clamp recording in horizontal brain slices
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	Biophysical properties and functional importance of non-specific cationic currents in neocortical neurons Techniques: Whole-cell and cell attached recording in brain slices; imaging with Ca2+-sensitive dyes

	Endogenous polyamines and modulation of Na+ channel availability in neocortical neurons Techniques: Whole-cell and cell attached recording in brain slices and isolated neurons

	Electrotonic coupling and rhythmogenesis in the pituitary of the fish Techniques: Whole-cell recording and imaging with Ca2+-sensitive dyes in slices and slice-cultures of the pituitary of Tilapia. Collaboration with Berta Levavi-Sivan, Dept of Animal Science, The Hebrew University