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Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy
Faculty and Staff
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William A. Beresford, D. Phil. |
D. Phil.: Oxford University, 1963
Current Title: Professor |
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WVU Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy
Room 4003 HSN
PO Box 9128
Morgantown, WV 26506
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Phone: 304-293-0589
Fax: 304-293-8159
Email: wberesford@hsc.wvu.edu |
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Research/Education Interests:
1. A morphological study of the alligator's liver shows that the structural support of the hepatocytes is by a network of fibers fastened to trabeculae in the manner typical of the spleen. The findings may be relevant to the use of the mammalian spleen as a site for grafting hepatocytes to compensate for liver damage.
2. A major theoretical interest is in how cell types acquire and maintain their particular identities, especially with regard to instabilities and changes in established phenotypes known as metaplasias or transdifferentiations. Metaplasia arises during regeneration, and may be beneficial, as when the process creates more bone to fill a skeletal defect, or sinister when the metaplastic tissue acts as a precursor of malignancy.
Histology, cell and molecular biology, neuroanatomy, and paramedical anatomy.
Publications and Grants:
Beresford WA. Cranial skeletal tissue: Diversity and evolutionary trends. In "The Skull" vol. 2 eds. J. Hanken and B.K. Hall pp 69-130. University of Chicago Press (1993).
Beresford WA. Fibrous trabeculae in the liver of alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Ann Anat 175:357-359 (1993).
Beresford WA. Enlivening basic-science learning with current journal articles. Clinical Anatomy 9:273-276 (1996).
Beresford WA. Histology Full-Text (1998). http://wberesford.hsc.wvu.edu/histol.htm
Beresford WA. Transdifferentiation and the vascular wall. In "Tissue Engineering of Prosthetic Vascular Grafts" eds. P. Zilla and H. Greisler pp 403-416. RG Landes: Austin TX (1999).
Beresford WA. Tubule-based bioartificial liver: a proposal. Journal of Gastroenterology 36: 441-442 (2001). |
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