Physiology Department Research
Gary Wright, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair

Phone: 304/696-7368
Fax: 304/696-7381
E-Mail: wrightg@marshall.edu

A comparison of smooth muscle cells before (left) and after (right) treatment with a drug which disrupts one specific component of the cytoskeleton. These studies help us understand the different roles of the cytoskeleton in normal and disease states.

The analysis of the bone found in the skeleton of rats into its mechanical (BW) and metabolic (R) components. Such analyses show that major diffrences exist between young and old rats in the type of bone they form and maintain.

Analysis of the contractile force developed by an isolated blood vessel showing the unique ability of smooth muscle to slowly increase tension.

A model developed to partially explain the high level of force developed by smooth muscle in blood vessels.

Financial support for graduate students in Physiology at Marshall University

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