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Research
Latest papers
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of probiotics on bone outcomes in rodent models
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research · 2024
Effects of sclerostin injection on soleus and extensor digitorum longus muscle tissue in male mice.
Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology · 2024
Maternal folic acid supplementation does not impact skeletal muscle function and metabolism in male and female CD-1 mouse offspring.
Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme · 2024
Latest funding
- $12,500
Role of pannexin channels and purinergic signalling in skeletal muscle physiology
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
- $66,000
Role of pannexin channels and purinergic signalling in skeletal muscle physiology
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
21 publications.
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of probiotics on bone outcomes in rodent models
Yumol JL, Gittings W, de Souza RJ, Ward WE
Effects of sclerostin injection on soleus and extensor digitorum longus muscle tissue in male mice.
Stoikos J, Kurgan N, Kottaras S, Fajardo VA, Gittings W, Klentrou P
Maternal folic acid supplementation does not impact skeletal muscle function and metabolism in male and female CD-1 mouse offspring.
Saint C, Gittings W, Bunda J, Giles C, Sacco SM, Vandenboom R, Ward WE, LeBlanc PJ
Toward countering muscle and bone loss with spaceflight: GSK3 as a potential target.
Baranowski RW, Braun JL, Hockey BL, Yumol JL, Geromella MS, Watson CJF, Kurgan N, Messner HN, Whitley KC, MacNeil AJ, Gauquelin-Koch G, Bertile F, Gittings W, Vandenboom R, Ward WE, Fajardo VA
Sclerostin Influences Exercise-Induced Adaptations in Body Composition and White Adipose Tissue Morphology in Male Mice.
Kurgan N, Stoikos J, Baranowski BJ, Yumol J, Dhaliwal R, Sweezey-Munroe JB, Fajardo VA, Gittings W, Macpherson REK, Klentrou P
Potentiation of force by extracellular potassium and posttetanic potentiation are additive in mouse fast-twitch muscle in vitro.
Overgaard K, Gittings W, Vandenboom R
Black and Green Tea as Well as Specialty Teas Increase Osteoblast Mineralization with Varying Effectiveness.
McAlpine MD, Gittings W, MacNeil AJ, Ward WE
Epinephrine augments posttetanic potentiation in mouse skeletal muscle with and without myosin phosphorylation.
Morris SR, Gittings W, Vandenboom R
Myosin phosphorylation improves contractile economy of mouse fast skeletal muscle during staircase potentiation.
Bunda J, Gittings W, Vandenboom R
Myosin phosphorylation potentiates steady-state work output without altering contractile economy of mouse fast skeletal muscles.
Gittings W, Bunda J, Vandenboom R
Role of pannexin channels and purinergic signalling in skeletal muscle physiology
Principal investigators: Gittings, William
Role of pannexin channels and purinergic signalling in skeletal muscle physiology
Principal investigators: Gittings, William
Keywords: skeletal muscle physiology; skeletal muscle contraction; skeletal muscle plasticity; pannexin; purinergic signalling; metabotropic receptor; calcium; excitation-contraction coupling; excitation-transcription coupling
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Rene Vandenboom and William Gittings: 17 shared papers
- Panagiota Klentrou and William Gittings: 2 shared papers
- Russell de Souza and Panagiota Klentrou: 1 shared paper
- Russell de Souza and William Gittings: 1 shared paper
- Kinesiology
- Department of Kinesiology
- Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
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