Assistant Professor of Functional Anatomy, Histology and Embryology of Farm Animals
Head of the Laboratory of Anatomy & Physiology 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 Interests
Functional Anatomy
Histology
Embryology
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)