Katalia Koves
Semmelweis University of Medicine, Hungary
Biography
Professor Katalin Köves MD, PhD, DSc graduated from Medical University of Pécs, Hungary and she was employed by the Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology. Later she moved to the Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology of Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. She received a four- year scholarship in Dr. Arimura’s laboratory (Tulane University, New Orleans, LA) where Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide(PACAP) was discovered. After returning to Hungary she investigated the presence of PACAP in various organs and its role in the gonadotropic hormone secretion. Now she is mainly interested in studying neuronal connections using various tracing techniques and immunohistochemistry
Abstract
Abstract : Basic research about the neural connections between the eye and the neuroendocrine system