Faculty

Frederik Derksen, Professor and Acting Chairperson

Ph.D., Physiology, Michigan State University, 1982
D.V.M., University of Guelph, 1976
B.S., University of Guelph, 1972

204 G.M. Trout FSHN Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1224
Phone: (517) 355-8474, Ext. 100
Fax: (517) 353-8963
E-mail: derksen@anr.msu.edu

Specialty:

Equine internal medicine and respiratory diseases

Research Interests:

Respiratory diseases of horses including upper airway evaluation; evaluation of inflammation; pathogenesis of recurrent airway obstruction; treatment of non-infectious airway diseases

Recent Publications:

Rhee HS, Steel CM, Derksen FJ, Robinson NE, Hoh JFY. Immunohistochemical analysis of laryngeal muscles in normal horses and horses with subclinical laryngeal neuropathy. Journal Histochem Cytochem DOI:10.1369/jhc.2009.953844.

Cramp P, Derksen FJ, Stick JA, de Feijter-Rupp H, Elvin NG, Hauptman J, Robinson NE. Effect of magnitude and direction of force on laryngeal abduction: implications for the nerve-muscle pedicle graft technique. Equine Vet J 41: 328-333, 2009.

Berndt A, Derksen FJ, Venta PJ, Karmaus W, Ewart S, Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan V, Robinson NE. Expression of toll-like receptor 2 mRNA in bronchial epithelial cells is not induced in RAO-affected horses. Equine Vet J 41: 76-81, 2009.

Berndt A, Derksen FJ, Robinson N. Endotoxin concentrations within the breathing zone of horses are higher in stables than on pasture. Vet J 2008 Oct 17 [Epub ahead of print]

Williams KJ, Derksen FJ, de Feijter-Rupp H, Pannirselvam RR, Steel CM, Robinson NE. Regional pulmonary veno occlusion: a newly identified lesion of equine exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage. Vet Pathol 45(3): 316-26, 2008.

Camargo FC, Robinson NE, Dirikolu L, Berney C, Eberhart S, Derksen FJ, Lehner AF, May J, Hughes C, Tobin T. Plasma and urinary concentrations of trimetoquinol by LC-MS-MS following intravenous and intra-tracheal administration to horses with heaves. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 31(6): 501-510, 2008.

Bidwell LA, Schott HC, Derksen FJ. Reserpine toxicosis in aged gelding. Equine Vet Educ 19: 341-343, 2007.

Holcombe SJ, Derksen FJ, Robinson NE. Electromyographic activity of the palatinus and palatopharyngeus muscles in exercising horses. Equine Vet J 39: 451-455, 2007.

Williams KJ, Maes R, Del Piero F, Lim A, Wise A, Bolin DC, Caswell J, Jackson C, Robinson NE, Derksen F, Scott MA, Uhal BD, Li X, Youssef SA, Bolin SR. Equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis: a newly recognized herpes virus associated fibrotic lung disease. Vet Pathol 44: 849-862, 2007.

Derksen FJ, Williams KJ, Uhal BD, Slocombe RF, De Feijter-Rupp H, Eberhart S, Berney C, Robinson NE.  Pulmonary response to airway instillation of autologous blood in horses. Equine Vet J 39: 334-339, 2007.

Derksen FJ, Clayton HC. Is equitation science important to veterinarians? Vet J 174: 452-453, 2007.

Berndt A, Derksen FJ, Venta PJ, Ewart S, Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan V, Robinson NE. Elevated amount of Toll-like receptor 4mRNA in bronchial epithelial cells is associated with airway inflammation in horses with recurrent airway obstruction. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 292: L936-L943, 2007.

Camargo FC, Robinson NE, Berney C, Eberhart S, Baker S, DeTolve P, Derksen FJ, Lehner AF, Hughes C, Tobin T. Trimetoquinol: bronchodilator effects in horses with heaves following aerosolised and oral administration. Equine Vet J 39:215-220, 2007.

Robinson P, Williams KJ, Sullins KE, Arnoczky SP, Stick JA, Robinson NE, de Feijter-Rupp H, Derksen FJ. Histologicalevaluation of the equine larynx after unilateral laser-assisted ventriculocordectomy. Equine Vet J: 39: 222 225, 2007.

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