The Research Activities
of the Laboratory of Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals cover a wide range of disciplines including Anatomy, Histology-Embryology, Physiology, Microbiology and Hygiene of farm animals. Research fields of the academic staff include:
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Neuroendocrinology of reproduction.
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Interactions between nutrition and reproduction.
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Developmental programming.
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Epigenetic mechanisms of developmental programming.
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Cellular development of enteric nervous system in chicken embryo using histochemistry and immunehistochemistry.
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Embryonic organogenesis of the chicken.
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Histochemistry and Immunohistochemistry applications for the study of organophosphates and carbamates toxicity.
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Health and welfare of farm animals and farm hygiene.
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Epidemiology of infectious and parasitic farm animal diseases.
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Interactions between genotype, environmental factors and farm animal diseases.
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Clinical, laboratory and ultrasound diagnostic applications in livestock science.
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Diagnostic investigation of infectious diseases using molecular tools and analytical nanotechnology.
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Quality control of laboratory diagnostics of infectious diseases.
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Host-pathogen interactions for animal infectious diseases, with emphasis on zoonoses.
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Contribution of microbial pathogens to the etiopathogenesis of autoimmune diseases