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Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Medicine
Department of Physiology

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Endocrine disruptors

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

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

The effect of essential fatty acids on bone cells

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

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

Estradiol metabolism in breast carcinoma

The identification of endogenous selective anti-tumour agents

Probiotics and mucosal immunity

The neurological processes involved in eyesigh and hearing

Exercise, Human Performance and Perceptual Motor performance

Iron homeostasis

Neuro behavioural processes and psychoneuroimmunology

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

Thermoregulation and Protective Clothing

Reproductive Toxicology

 

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