Dr Linda Abraham
Staff Profile:
Dr Linda Abraham BSc BVetMed PhD (Lond) MRCVS MACVSc
Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Medicine
After completing her PhD in 1998, Dr Abraham was employed by the University of Melbourne Veterinary Clinic and Hospital as a resident then registrar in small animal medicine. Dr Abraham has been a senior lecturer in the Veterinary Science program since 2002. She has previously worked in small animal practice in the United Kingdom.
Contact details:
Telephone: +613 9731 2000
Facsimile: +613 9731 2377
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Teaching Responsibilities:
Veterinary Physiology 2 250-204
Dogs, cats and miscellaneous pets 250-312
Dogs, cats and miscellaneous pets 250-418
Professional practice 1 (Hospital 250-319)
Professional practice 2 (Hospital 250-423)
Field of Expertise:
Small animal internal medicine
Research Interests:
Bone biology
Canine liver disease
Member of Research Groups:
Small Animal Medicine
Clinic & Hospital Departments:
Small Animal Medicine
Selected Publications:
Landon BP, Abraham LA and Charles JA, (2008) Use of transcolonic portal scintigraphy to evaluate efficacy of cellophane banding of congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts in 16 dogs. Aust Vet J 86:169-179
Bennett S, Abraham LA, Anderson GA, Holloway SA and Parry BW (2006) Reference limits for urinary fractional excretion of electrolytes in adult non-racing greyhounds. Aust Vet J 84: 393-397
Abraham LA, Tyrrell D and Charles JA (2006) Transient renal tubulopathy in a racing greyhound. Aust Vet J 84: 398-401
Abraham, L.A., Charles, J.A., Holloway, S.A.(2004) Effect of oral ursodeoxycholic acid on bile acids tolerance testing in healthy dogs. Australian Veterinary Journal 82:43-47.
Abraham LA, Hinkley CJ, Tatarczuch L and Holloway SA (2004) Acute renal failure following Bull ant mass envenomation in two dogs. Aust Vet J 82:43-7
Pagel C.N., de Neise M.R., Abraham L.A., Chinni C., Song S.-J., Pike R.N., Mackie E.J.(2003) Inhibition of osteoblast apoptosis by thrombin. 331:733-743.
Abraham, L.A., Chinni, C., Jenkins, A.L., Lourbakos, A., Ally, N., Pike, R.N., Mackie, E.J. Expression of protease-activated receptor-2 by osteoblasts. Bone 26(1):7-14 (2000).
Abraham, L.A., Mackie, E.J. Modulation of osteoblast-like cell behaviour by activation by activation of protease-activated receptor-1. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 4:1320-1329 (1999).
Frean, S.P., Abraham, L.A, Lees, P. In vitro stimulation of equine articular cartilage proteoglycan synthesis by hyaluronan and carprofen. Research in Veterinary Science 67(2):183-90 (1999).
Abraham, L.A., Jenkins, A.L. Stone, S.R., Mackie, E.J. Expression of the thrombin receptor in developing bone and associated tissues. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 13:818-827 (1998).
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