Laboratory of Human and Animal Physiology

The Laboratory of Human and Animal Physiology was established in 1983, since 2016 it has been operating within the Research Institute of Biology.

Researches are carried out in the laboratory by the following methods:

• physiological,

• histological,

• immunohistochemical,

• cytological.

The main scientific directions operating in the laboratory

• Pathological changes of different parts of the brain in conditions of neurodegeneration (on rat and mouse models).

• The mechanisms of regulation of functions of interbody systems under the influence of environmental and man-made factors.

• Dynamics of indicators of the cardiovascular system of students and teenagers under conditions of different educational workloads.

• Assessing the long-term effects of COVID-19.

Partnerships

The laboratory cooperates with the following institutions:

• RA NAS Institute of Physiology named after L. A. Orbeli,

• "HistoGen" Armenian-German Research Center of Pathology,

• Hematology Center named after R. H. Yolyan,

• "Davidyans" laboratories,

• "Astghik" Medical Center,

• Santé Arménie organization.

Staff

1. Anna Karapetyan

2. Anna Grigoryan

3. Marieta Karapetyan

4. Emma Gevorgyan 

5. Tamara Abgaryan 

6. Ruzanna Shushanyan 

7. Gevorg Avagyan 

8. Lilit Tosunyan

Top 5 publications (Scopus, Web of Science 2018-2023)

1. Karapetyan A., Niazyan L., Shushanyan R. , Abgaryan T., Iritsyan S., Galechyan T., Sargsyan K., Grigoryan A.- Morphological abnormalities of peripheral blood cells among patients with COVID-19 disease (2024) Heliyon 10(2), 1-8
2. Shushanyan R., Grigoryan A., Abgaryan T., Karapetyan A. Histological and cytochemical analysis of the brain under conditions of hypobaric hypoxia-induced oxygen deficiency in albino rats. (2023) Acta Histochemica, 125 (8),
3. Gevorkyan E.S., Baghdasaryan K.V.,  Shushanyan R.A., Karapetyan A.F. Cardiovascular Adaptability of Young Adults under Physical Activity during the Post-COVID-19 Period (2023) Human Physiology, 49 (5), pp. 562 - 572
4. Avtandilyan N., Javrushyan H., Ginovyan M., Karapetyan A., Trchounian A. Anti-cancer effect of in vivo inhibition of nitric oxide synthase in a rat model of breast cancer.(2023) Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 478 (2), pp. 261 - 275 
5. M. A. Karapetyan, N. Yu. Adamyan, R. A. Shushanyan, A. F. Karapetyan - Antioxidant Effects of Crataegus laevigata on Rat’s Brain Under Hypobaric Hypoxia-Induced Oxygen Deficiency.    Neurochemical Journal, 2023, 17(3), 476-480.