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Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Medicine
Department of Physiology

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The effect of essential fatty acids on bone cells

The influence of essential fatty acids on key enzymes in the insulin resistance of Type II diabetes

The neurological processes involved in eyesigh and hearing

The role of vitamin D, fluoride, biphosphonates, calcium and oestrogen replacement therapy in the prevention/ treatment of osteoporosis. Evaluation of different techniques to evaluate bone density

Carnitine, pyruvate and lactate in muscle diseases

The physiological basis of pain and Cardiovascular Research

Intracellular calcium and transmembrane fluxes in chronic renal failure patients

Exercise, Human Performance and Perceptual Motor performance

Thermoregulation and Protective Clothing

Iron homeostasis

Probiotics and mucosal immunity

Estradiol metabolism in breast carcinoma

The identification of endogenous selective anti-tumour agents

Combined effects of p-nonylphenol and phyto-oestrogen treatment (in utero and through adulthood) on testicular function

Neuro behavioural processes and psychoneuroimmunology

Cell signaling: Cellular response to adrenergic signals during protein energy malnutrition (PEM)

Endocrine disruptors

Reproductive Toxicology

 

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