Luis Héctor Barbeito Erba
Uruguay
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| | Fellow | Neurosciences | Uruguay | lbarb@iibce.edu.uy |
| Biography | | Dr. Barbeito Erba is
the Head of the Department of Neurobiology at the Instituto Clemente Estable,
in Montevideo, Uruguay. A neurobiologist, he has been looking at the effect of
oxidative stress on neurons and their adaptive response. He has shown in
particular how zinc-deficient superoxide dismutase induces motor neuron
response. He has also ascribed a role for astrocytes in motor neuron loss in
the pathology of Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis. He has further described the
simultaneous release of glutamate and dopamine in basal ganglia. For these
noteworthy contributions, he has been honoured with the Claude Bernard Prize and
also the Award of the National System for Researchers, Uruguay. |
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