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Sakai Norio
Professor
Affiliation Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
Discipline Medical Life Science
Academic Degrees Kobe University Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Science
Research Fields Medicine,dentistry, and pharmacy; Basic medicine; General pharmacology
Research Keywords neural plasticity / neuropsychiatric disease / cell death / protein kinase / phosphorylation / spinno cerebellar ataxia / serotonin transporter / neurodegenerative disease / Protein kinase C
Comments My research concern is neuropharmacology. Especially, I am interested in the functions of protein kinase C and serotonin transporter in central nervous system.
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Topic Biotechnology
Medical Science/Healthcare
Pharmaceutical Sciences and Society
SDGs 3 Good health and well-being 4 Quality education
Educational Programs [Bachelor Degree Program] School of Medicine : Program of Medicine : Medicine
[Master's Program] Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences : Division of Integrated Health Sciences : Program of Biomedical Science
[Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences : Division of Integrated Health Sciences : Program of Biomedical Science
[Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences : Division of Biomedical Sciences : Program of Medicine
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