Ramiro Toribio

Professor
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Food Animal Health Research Program, OARDC
United States of America

Professor Veterinary Sciences

Biography

Ramiro Toribio had done BS from Mexico-Panama Technological Institute (Honors), Panama in1982 and DVM from Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto (Honors), Argentina in 1988. He had completed his MS from Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Costa Rica, Animal Endocrinology in 1993. In 2001 he had completed his PhD from The Ohio State University in Equine Endocrinology.

Research Intrest

Equine Endocrinology Equine calcium regulation during health and disease: Pathogenesis of hypocalcemia during sepsis and endotoxemia Parathyroid gland function in healthy and diseased horses Transepithelial calcium transport Mechanisms of hypercalcemia in horses Molecular aspects of calcium regulation in horses Animal Models of Bone Development: Genetic manipulation of the PTHrP gene in mice Importance of the PTHrP gene in osteoblast differentiation and function

List of Publications

Hurcombe SD, Toribio RE, Slovis N, Kohn CW, Refsal K, Saville W, Mudge MC. Blood arginine vasopressin, adrenocorticotropin hormone, and cortisol concentrations at admission in septic and critically ill foals and their association with survival. J Vet Intern Med. 2008;22:639-647.

Toribio RE, Brown HA, Novince C, Rosol TJ et al. The mid-region, nuclear localization sequence and C-terminus of PTHrP regulate skeletal development, hematopoiesis, and survival in mice. FASEB J. 2010;24:1947-1957.

Toribio RE, Kohn CW, Leone GW, Capen CC, Rosol TJ. Molecular cloning and expression of equine calcitonin, calcitonin gene-related peptide-I, and calcitonin gene-related peptide-II. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2003;199:119-128.

Toribio RE, Kohn CW, Hardy J, Rosol TJ. Alterations in serum parathyroid hormone and electrolyte concentrations and urinary excretion of electrolytes in horses with induced endotoxemia. J Vet Intern Med. 2005;19:223-231.

Toribio RE, Kohn CW, Rourke KM, Levine AL, Rosol TJ. Effects of hypercalcemia on serum concentrations of magnesium, potassium, and phosphate and urinary excretion of electrolytes in horses. Am J Vet Res. 2007;68:543-554.

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