Lab Description:
The primary focus of these labs is to investigate the interaction between vascular and bone cellular activity and the vascular regulation of bone blood flow. A second goal is to examine how the alteration of one system influences the other (e.g., how does reduced or gained vascular function affect bone biology, or how does vascular function change in light of bone accrual or loss). In addition, the vascular and skeletal systems can be studied independently depending on the question(s) to be addressed.
Lab Equipment:
Bone & Microcirculation Lab 1
- Dissecting microscope
- Two inverted microscopes
- Equipment for Microvasculature/Microcirculatory Function Analysis (i.e., Inverted Microvessel Technique)
- Video cameras, monitors and calipers
- Pipette puller
- Perfusion pump
Bone & Microcirculation Lab 2
- Hard Tissue Microtome
- Compound microscope
- Fluorescent microscope
- Bone Histomorphometry Analysis System
- Sample Grinder & Polisher
- Equipment for Histology
Current/Recent Projects:
- Bone Vascular Function with Parathyroid Hormone Administration (PI: Dr. Rhonda Prisby, funded by UT Arlington Research Enhancement Program [REP] grant)