Christian Aalkjær
Emeritus
I am interested in cardiovascular physiology, with a special focus on the function of the small arteries, which determine the peripheral hydrodynamic resistance and consequente blood pressure and blood flow distribution. I base my work on experimental research based on animal experimentation and experiments with arteries dissected from human biopsies. I am interested in cardiovascular changes in hypertension, obesity and diabetes with a particular interest in understanding how transport of ions across cell membranes is affected in these conditions.
Primary fields of research
- cell biology
- physiology and pharmacology of blood vessels
- ion transport
Teaching
Physiology for medical students and molecular biomedicine students.
Supervisor for research students within vascular physiology and ion transport.
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Loss-of-activity-mutation in the cardiac chloride-bicarbonate exchanger AE3 causes short QT syndrome
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Increased NBCn1 expression, Na+/HCO- 3 co-transport and intracellular pH in human vascular smooth muscle cells with a risk allele for hypertension
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Dynein regulates Kv7.4 channel trafficking from the cell membrane
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