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| Peter N. Nassar Ph.D. |
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| Lecturer of Anatomy and Histology Department of Animal Biology 215.898.6271 Phone 215.898.5188 Fax pnassar@vet.upenn.edu Email |
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| Qualifications |
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Ph.D.: May 2003, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA, 19010
M. A.: May 2000, Bryn Mawr College B. A.: May 1991, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002 |
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| Memberships |
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Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) American Physiological Society (APS) |
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| Clinical Interests |
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Exercise medicine |
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| Research Interests |
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Respiratory and locomotor physiology in birds, mammals, and reptiles |
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| Selected Publications |
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Ritter, D. A., Nassar, P. N., Fife, M., and Carrier, D. R., 2001. Epaxial muscle function in trotting dogs. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 204, 3053-3064. http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/full/204/17/3053 Nassar, P. N., Jackson, A. C., and Carrier, D. R., 2001. Entraining the natural frequencies of running and breathing in guinea fowl (Numida meleagris). The Journal of Experimental Biology, 204, 1641-1651. Sanford, L. D, Nassar, P., Ross, R. J., Schulkin, J., and Morrison, A. R., 1998. Prolactin microinjections into the amygdalar central nucleus lead to decreased NREM Sleep. Sleep Research Online, 1(3),109-113. |
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