(Formerly Applied Veterinary Morphology)

The Comparative Perinatal Development (CoPeD) group focuses on animal-centered research, but also investigates alternative models in order to reduce the number of animals in applied research. This applied research is focused on perinatal development with the pig industry and pharmaceutical industry as the most important stakeholders.

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An article is published in Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology

​Effects of hypothermia and hypoxia on cytochrome P450-mediated drug metabolism in neonatal Göttingen minipigs​

by Marina-Stefania Stroe, Laura De Clerck, Maarten Dhaenens, Rachel Siân Dennis, Dieter Deforce, Sebastien Carpentier, Pieter Annaert, Karen Leys, Anne Smits, Karel Allegaert, Chris Van Ginneken, Steven Van Cruchten

An article is published in Plos One

​Cell migration and proliferation capacity of IPEC-J2 cells after short-chain fatty acid exposure​

by Lieselotte Van Bockstal, Sara Prims, Steven Van Cruchten, Miriam Ayuso, Lianqiang Che, Chris Van Ginneken

An article is published in Animals

​Thriving or Striving: Comparing Intra-Uterine Growth Restricted, Low Birth Weight and Normal Birth Weight Piglets within the First 24 Hours​

by Marlotte Loyens, Lieselotte Van Bockstal, Sara Prims, Steven Van Cruchten and Chris Van Ginneken

An article is published in Drug Metabolism and Disposition

​Drug Disposition in Neonatal Göttingen Minipigs: Exploring Effects of Perinatal Asphyxia and Therapeutic Hypothermia​

by Marina-Stefania Stroe, Miao-Chan Huang, Pieter Annaert, Karen Leys, Anne Smits, Karel Allegaert, Lieselotte Van Bockstal, Allan Valenzuela, Miriam Ayuso, Chris Van Ginneken and Steven Van Cruchten

An article is published in Reproductive Toxicology

Biological variability hampers the use of skeletal staining methods in zebrafish embryo developmental toxicity assays

by Jente Hoyberghs, Jonathan Ball, Maciej Trznadel, Manon Beekhuijzen, Matthew Burbank, Pia Wilhelmi, Arantza Muriana, Nicola Powles-Glover, Ainhoa Letamendia, Steven Van Cruchten​

NC3Rs 2024 congres

Elias Bauwens with the award of best poster presentation!

IPVSbb congres - 6th December 2024

Marlotte Loyens during her presentation of "Thriving or striving: comparing IUGR, LBW and NBW piglets within the first 24 hours"

7th IC-3Rs Symposium 2024 - 19th of September 2024

Lieselotte Van Bockstal with the award of best poster presentation!

Mini-Symposium Think B(P)ig - 12th of February 2024