Donald D. Smyth
Adjunct Professor
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Canada
Biography
He is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at the University of Manitoba, Canada.
Research Interest
1.Physiological role of central and peripheral imidazoline receptors, a1- and a2-adrenoceptors in the regulation of water and solute excretion. 2. Factors contributing to altered water and solute handling by the kidney in the pathogenesis and maintanence of hypertension. 3. Renal effects of vasopressin in genetically hypertensive rats.
Publications
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Apparent absence of direct renal effect of imidazoline receptor agonists. Smyth DD1, Pirnat D, Forzley B, Penner SB. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2003
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A tea/vanadate decoction delivered orally over 14 months to diabetic rats induces long-term glycemic stability without organ toxicity. Metabolism. 2012
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Where exactly do basic research findings meet the general public? Smyth DD. Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 2013
