Thomas Mills
Academic Appointment(s)
Education
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Ph.D., Zoology/Animal Biology, Other
University of Iowa, 1967
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MS, Zoology/Animal Biology
University of Iowa, 1964
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BA, Zoology/Animal Biology
University of Iowa, 1961
Teaching Interests
REPRODUCTION - course director and lecturer Sophomore years. A clinically oriented survey of the development and functioning of the reproductive system with emphasis on the role of the reproductive hormones.
Research Interests
Research is devoted to understanding penile erection. A rat model has been developed to investigate the basic physiology of the erectile response. Studies emphasize the role of RhoA/Rho-kinase mediated vaso-constriction and how this vasoconstriction is overcome to permit erection to occur.
