Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Centrum für Anatomie
Institut für Integrative Neuroanatomie

Abteilung Elektronenmikroskopie und molekulare Neuroanatomie
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Abteilung
Elektronenmikroskopie und molekulare Neuroanatomie

Postal Adress:
Schumannstraße 20/21, 10098 Berlin

Direct Delivery:
Philippstrasse 12, 10115 Berlin

Prof. Rüdiger W. Veh
Tel.: +49(0)30 450 528 062
Fax: +49(0)30 450 528 912
e-mail: ruediger.veh@charite.de

research group
AG functional cell biology
G. Große, M. Höltje, G. Ahnert-Hilger

research group
AG polarity and communication in healthy and neoplastic epithelial cells
T. Jöns, R.W. Veh

research group
AG electron microscopy and signal transduction
G. Laube, M. Wieske, R.W. Veh

research group
AG neuronal circuits of emotional networks
T. Weiß, R. Lommel, R.W. Veh
Neurons communicate with each other and with their environment by gap junctions or the release of neurotransmitters stored in synaptic vesicles. Neurons are highly polarized as are epithelial cells. This polarity is important for the vectorial aspects of their functions. Communication among neurons or likewise epithelial cells is sustained or modulated by the action of a great variety of ion channels including an increasing number of potassium channels of different electrophysiological properties. Subgroups of neurons integrate incoming signals. After computation they provide an elaborate output to determine or modulate the flow of information to higher centers of the brain resulting in conscious and self-determined human behavior.
Our research groups address the following scientific problems:
1. Development of neurons and contribution of synaptic vesicles to neuronal plasticity
2. Polarity and communication in healthy and neoplastic epithelial cells
3. Potassium channels and transmitter systems in identified neurons and neuronal networks
4. Characterization of brain nuclei and connections underlying emotional processes in health and neuropsychiatric disorders
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Student Info
Last updated: Januar 2004