Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Medicine
Department of Physiology
van Papendorp, DH
MBChB(Pret) BSc(Hons) MSc PhD(Med)(Stell) - Professor and Head
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 319 2175
Fax number: 012 321 1679
E-mail address: dvanpape@medic.up.ac.za
Research Interests:
The physiological basis of pain and Cardiovascular Research
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
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
van Papendorp DH, Dippenaar N: 2002. An investigation into the effect of APS therapy on plasma levels of B-Endorphin, substance P and Leu-cephalin. Geneeskunde, / Jan/Feb, pp 36-40.
Seegers JC, Lottering M-L, Joubert AM, Joubert F, Koorts AM, Engelbrecht CA, van Papendorp DH: 2002. A pulsed DC electric field affects P2-purinergic receptor functions by altering the ATP levels in in vitro and in vivo systems. Medical Hypotheses, 58 (2), pp 171-176.
van Papendorp DH: 2002. Treatment of Osteoporosis. SA Orthopaedic Journal, / Nov, pp 34-38.
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