- Fish toxicology; biochemical mechanisms of toxicity; biochemical indicators of chemical effects; pharmacokinetics. Clinical methods for assessment of toxicant impact. Biotic modifying factors of toxicity.
- Membrane structure and function. Electron spin resonance, spin labelling and fluorescence depolarization applied to biology. Hyperthermia of mammalian cells.
- Comparative aspects of chemical toxicity and aging.
- Physiology of the mammalian reproductive system; mechanisms of corpus-luteum regression.
- Role of changes in gene regulation as a means of adaptation to environmental conditions.
- Electrophysiology of fish muscle using conventional and biotelemetry procedures.
- Evaluation of anthropogenic impacts on fish using physiological telemetry procedures.
- Macrophage biology of fish. Fish hemopoiesis. Culturing of fish and mammalian cells. In vitro toxicology of dioxins, furans, PCBs and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
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