Balaskas Christos

Assistant Professor

Functional Anatomy, Histology and Embryology of Farm Animals

Biography

  • BSc, Dept. of Animal Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 1992
  • MSc, Neurological Science, Dept. of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University College London, 1993
  • PhD, Neuroscience, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University College London, 1997

Research Focus

  • Functional Anatomy
  • Histology
  • Embryology

Courses Taught

 

Recent Publications

J. Ikonomopoulos, A. Aranaz, C. Balaskas, L. Sechi and M. Gazouli. Outbreak of acute tuberculosis in a goat herd; first report of Mycobacterium caprae isolation in Greece. Online Journal of Veterinary Research 10(2): 108-115 (2006)

B. Kotsampasi, C. Balaskas, G. Papadomichelakis and S. Chadio. Reduced Sertoli cell number and altered pituitary responsiveness in male lambs undernourished in utero. Animal Reproduction Science 114:135-147 (2009)

M. Foudoulakis*, C. Balaskas*, A. Csato, C. Szentes and G. Arapis. Japanese quail acute exposure to methamidophos: experimental design, lethal, sub-lethal effects and cholinesterase biochemical and histochemical expression. Science of the Total Environment 450-451:334-347 (2013)

C. Balaskas. Τhe pancreo-duodenal “connections” of the chicken embryo. Sustainable Development, Culture, Traditions Journal, Special Volume in Honor of Professor George I. Theodoropoulos, 8-16 (2019)

Mataragka, C. Balaskas, K. Sotirakoglou and J. Ikonomopoulos. Comparative evaluation of the performance of the PCR assays commonly used for the determination of sex in avian species. Journal of King Saud University – Science 32:228-234 (2020)

Contact

Dimakopoulos Building, 1st Floor

Laboratory of Anatomy & Physiology of Farm Animals

+30 210 529 4389

chbalaskas@aua.gr