| Affiliations: | Michael E. DeBakey Institute Undergraduate Research Program |
| Project Leader: | Elizabeth Brown eabrown11@tamu.edu Biomedical Science |
| Faculty Mentor: | Ranjeet Dongaonkar, Ph.D |
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Meeting Times:
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Summer 2017: Monday 11:30AM-5:30PM |
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Team Size:
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8 (Team Full) |
| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Possibility of earning co-authorship on a paper, learn to dissect and cannulate vessels, learn to perform in vitro vessel experiments physiological data acquisition. |
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Team Needs:
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Interest in bio-medical science research, preferred BIMS and biomedical engineering majors. Students can register for 3 ch of research (VTPP 291/491 or BMEN 291/491). |
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Description:
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Recent studies have reported that dopamine at low concentrations has chronotropic as well as inotropic effects on the heart. The resulting increases in cardiac contractility and heart rate have been reported to increase cardiac output, increase mean arterial blood pressure and decrease central venous pressure. However, how dopamine affects lymphatic pump has yet to be studied thoroughly. |