| Dr. Elliot Mills |
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Elliott Mills, Ph.D.
Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Associate Professor of Physiology
Duke University Medical Center
Box 3813
Durham, NC 27710
Phone: 919-684-4276
E-mail: mills008@mc.duke.edu
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| Research Interests |
| Research is directed towards understanding the postnatal development
of the autonomic nervous system and the reflex control of cardiovascular
and other target organs. We investigate the pathophysiology of disorders
in which there is evidence of disrupted development. These include
hypertension, non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, and sudden
infant death syndrome. As a corollary, we are interested in the autonomic
mechanisms that the normally developing, but immature, animal employs
to deal with environmental disruptions, including maternal stress
and bacterial infection. A common developmental theme in our studies
is the transition in control mechanisms from ones adapted especially
to the intrauterine environment to ones utilized postnatally. We conduct
in vivo studies using cardio-vascular,ventilatory, neurophysiological
and pharmacologic methods. |
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