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Van Papendorp, DH
MBChB(Pret) BSc(Hons) MSc PhD(Med)(Stell) - Professor and Head

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Telephone number: 012 319 2138
Fax number: 012 321 1679
E-mail address: dvanpape@medic.up.ac.za

Research interests:

The role of vitamin D, fluoride, biphosphonates, calcium and oestrogen replacement therapy in the prevention/ treatment of osteoporosis. Evaluation of different techniques to evaluate bone density

The physiological basis of pain

Research output:

Research articles in refereed specialist journals

Seegers JC, Engelbrecht CA, Van Papendorp DH: 2001. Activation of signal-transduction mechanisms may underlie the therapeutic effects of an applied electric field. Medical Hypotheses, 57(2)/Jan, pp 224-230.

Seegers JC, Lottering M-L, Joubert AM, Joubert F, Koorts AM, Engelbrecht CA, Van Papendorp DH: 2001. A pulsed DC electric field affects P2-purinergic receptor functions by altering the ATP levels in in vitro and in vivo systems. Medical Hypotheses, 00(0), pp 1-7.