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Steve F. Perry

Steve F. Perry

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Biology and Biochemistry

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86
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23869
World Ranking
3010
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94

Overview

Steve F. Perry is affiliated with the University of Ottawa in Canada, contributing extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily addresses physiological and biochemical adaptations, with a significant focus on zebrafish biomedical research and the neuroscience of respiration and sleep.

The main topics of Perry's work include:

  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • High Altitude and Hypoxia
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota

Their research spans several prominent subfields such as ecology, cell biology, endocrine and autonomic systems, genetics, and aquatic science.

Perry has published frequently in scientific venues including:

  • Journal of Experimental Biology
  • American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology
  • Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology
  • Human Reproduction
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Among their recent published papers are:

  • "The evolutionary and physiological significance of the Hif pathway in teleost fishes" (2021, Journal of Experimental Biology)
  • "Loss of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α affects hypoxia tolerance in larval and adult zebrafish (Danio rerio)" (2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
  • "Physiology and aquaculture: A review of ion and acid-base regulation by the gills of fishes" (2022, Fish and Fisheries)
  • "Hypoxia inducible factor-1 α knockout does not impair acute thermal tolerance or heat hardening in zebrafish" (2020, Biology Letters)
  • "Insights into the control and consequences of breathing adjustments in fishes-from larvae to adults" (2023, Frontiers in Physiology)

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers in their field. Notable coauthors include Yihang K. Pan, Kathleen M. Gilmour, Milica Mandic, William Joyce, and Alex M. Zimmer.

Best Publications

  • THE CHLORIDE CELL:Structure and Function in the Gills of Freshwater Fishes

    Steve F. Perry

  • The adrenergic stress response in fish: control of catecholamine storage and release

    Stephen G Reid;Nicholas J Bernier;Steve F Perry

  • Acid-base balance and CO2 excretion in fish: unanswered questions and emerging models.

    S.F. Perry;K.M. Gilmour

  • Effects of cortisol on gill chloride cell morphology and ionic uptake in the freshwater trout, Salmo gairdneri

    Pierre Laurent;Steve F. Perry

  • Urea excretion as a strategy for survival in a fish living in a very alkaline environment.

    D. J. Randall;C. M. Wood;S. F. Perry;H. Bergman

  • Channels, pumps, and exchangers in the gill and kidney of freshwater fishes: their role in ionic and acid-base regulation.

    S.F. Perry;A. Shahsavarani;T. Georgalis;M. Bayaa

  • Kinetics of Branchial Calcium Uptake in the Rainbow Trout: Effects of Acclimation to Various External Calcium Levels

    S. F. Perry;C. M. Wood

  • Environmental Effects on Fish Gill Morphology

    Pierre Laurent;Steve F. Perry

  • Adaptational Responses of Rainbow Trout to Lowered External Nacl Concentration: Contribution of the Branchial Chloride Cell

    Steve F. Perry;Pierre Laurent

  • Environmental effects on fish gill structure and function

    Steve F. Perry;Pierre Laurent

  • Carbonic anhydrase and acid–base regulation in fish

    K. M. Gilmour;S. F. Perry

  • Control and coordination of gas transfer in fishes

    Steve F. Perry;Chris M. Wood

  • Mechanisms of ion and acid-base regulation at the gills of freshwater fish.

    G. G. Goss;S. F. Perry;C. M. Wood;P. Laurent

  • The interrelationships between gill chloride cell morphology and ionic uptake in four freshwater teleosts

    S. F. Perry;G. G. Goss;P. Laurent

  • Immunolocalization of proton pumps (H+-ATPase) in pavement cells of rainbow trout gill

    G. V. Sullivan;J. N. Fryer;S. F. Perry

  • Respiratory, Circulatory, and Metabolic Adjustments to Exercise in Fish

    C. M. Wood;S. F. Perry

  • Characterization of branchial transepithelial calcium fluxes in freshwater trout, Salmo gairdneri

    S. F. Perry;G. Flik

  • Cortisol stimulates whole body calcium uptake and the branchial calcium pump in freshwater rainbow trout.

    G. Flik;S. F. Perry

  • Metabolic Effects Associated with Chronically Elevated Cortisol in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

    Donald E. Andersen;Scott D. Reid;Thomas W. Moon;Steve F. Perry

  • Branchial expression and localization of SLC9A2 and SLC9A3 sodium/hydrogen exchangers and their possible role in acid-base regulation in freshwater rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

    G. Ivanis;A. J. Esbaugh;S. F. Perry

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris M. Wood
Chris M. Wood University of British Columbia
Thomas W. Moon
Thomas W. Moon University of Ottawa
Patrick J. Walsh
Patrick J. Walsh University of Ottawa
Greg G. Goss
Greg G. Goss University of Alberta
Martin Grosell
Martin Grosell University of Miami
Yuen K. Ip
Yuen K. Ip National University of Singapore
Marc Ekker
Marc Ekker University of Ottawa
David J. Randall
David J. Randall University of British Columbia
Raymond P. Henry
Raymond P. Henry Auburn University
Yoshio Takei
Yoshio Takei University of Tokyo

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