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Ms Kelly Kenna
PhD student
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BSc (Hons) Monash 2005
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kelly.kenna@med.monash.edu.au |
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+61 3 9905 5800 |
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+61 3 9905 2547 |
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Department of Physiology |
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Building 13f |
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Monash University |
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Victoria 3800 |
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Australia |
Research Interests and Expertise
Effects of maternal alcohol consumption on fetal development
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There is no agreed-upon "safe" level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
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Vulnerability of the fetal brain and small resistance blood vessels
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| By investigating the effects of maternal ethanol exposure during late gestation in the fetal sheep, Kelly hopes to better understand the effects of maternal drinking and the mechanisms by which ethanol affects fetal growth and health. Evidence so far suggests that the brain is particularly vulnerable to injury. Kelly is also investigating, for the first time, effects of ethanol on fetal blood vessel structure and function. |
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