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Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience

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History of PDN

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  • Anatomy past and present
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  • History of Veterinary anatomy
  • The merger of Anatomy and Physiology
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Centenary of the physiological laboratory

  • Centenary of the physiological laboratory overview
  • Edgar Adrian
  • Joseph Barcroft
  • Robert Edwards
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  • Archibald Hill
  • Alan Hodgkin and Andrew Huxley
  • John Langley
  • Bryan Matthews
  • Roger Tsien

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  • General advice about supervising physiological subjects
  • MedST 1A Functional Architecture of the Body (FAB)
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  • VetST IB Comparative Vertebrate Biology (CVB)
  • MedST IB Head and Neck Anatomy (HNA)
  • MedST IB Human Reproduction (HR)
  • MedST IB Neurobiology and Human Behaviour (NHB)
  • VetST IB Neurobiology & Animal Behaviour (NAB)
  • VetST IB Veterinary Reproductive Biology (VRB)
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Postgraduate

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From the Archives

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PDN Symposium 2024

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Sponsors

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  • A word from our sponsors....

Specialist groups

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FlyBase

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Human Anatomy Centre

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Teaching, prizes and dissection courses

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Virtual museum

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Cranium

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  • Ear collection
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Canine Weight Management Handbook - GOdogs Project

  • Canine Weight Management Handbook - GOdogs Project overview
  • 1. About us
  • 2. Introduction
  • 3. Diet planning
  • 4. Managing treats
  • 5. Getting fit
  • 6. Committing to your dog's weight loss journey

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