Mrs Rebecca Flower

Research Assistant - Department of Physiology

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Rebecca Flower is a Research Assistant in the Blood Pressure Regulation group. As a group we focus on the kidney and it's control of blood pressure. She works with Dr. Kate Denton and their current interests inlcude maternal programming of offspring blood pressure, the development of renal nerves, hypertension and its effects on the function of renal nerves and the control of glomerular ultrafiltration.  Previously, they have also studied the effects of ACE inhibitors (blood pressure lowering drugs) and various other vasodilators/constrictors on the kidney.

Recent publications

Denton KM, Shweta A, Flower RL, Anderson WP. Predominant postglomerular vascular resistance response to reflex renal sympathetic nerve activation during ANG II clamp in rabbits. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2004 Oct;287(4):R780-6.

Denton KM, Shweta A, Finkelstein L, Flower RL, Evans RG. Effect of endothelin-1 on regional kidney blood flow and renal arteriole calibre in rabbits. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 2004 Aug;31(8):494-501.

Denton KM, Flower RL, Stevenson KM, Anderson WP. Adult rabbit offspring of mothers with secondary hypertension have increased blood pressure. Hypertension. 2003 Mar;41(3 Pt 2):634-9.

Rajapakse NW, Flower RL, Eppel GA, Denton KM, Malpas SC, Evans RG. Prostaglandins and nitric oxide in regional kidney blood flow responses to renal nerve stimulation. Pflugers Arch. 2004 Nov;449(2):143-9.

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