Elena Kistanova

Assoc. Prof. Elena Kistanova

Department of Embryo biotechnologies in Animals
Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction
'Academic K. Bratanov', Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
73 Tzarigradsko shosse
1113 Sofia
BULGARIA
Tel 359 2 872 38 50
Fax 359 2 872 00 22

E-mail: kistanova@gmail.com

Website: www.ibir.bas.bg

Expertise

Effect of different biological active feed additives on the spermatogenesis and sperm quality in livestock animals and on the ovogeneses.

The adaptation of the antioxidative system of different tissues (blood, liver, myocardium, intestine) to the toxically effect of heavy metals.

Relevant projects and functions

• Use of biological active substances of plant and animal origin for stimulation of farm animals reproduction aimed to obtain ecological cleam animal products - bilateral collaboration with Penza State Agricultural Academy, Russia
• Effect of the biological active substances with non hormonal origin on the metabolic and functional activity of female reproductive organs - supported by Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Group structure

Two researchers with PhD (1M, 1F), one young researcher (1F), two technicians (2F)

Selected publications

1. Marchev Y., R. Nedeva, A. Apostolov, E. Kistanova, D. Kacheva, D. Adzhieva, J. Koleva, K. Shumkov, G. Boryaev, M. Nevitov. 2008. Effect of selenopyran treatment on the blood parameters and reproductive systems of gilts. Proc. of International Scientific Conference "The topical problems of pigs and poultry nutrition", Kaunas, Lithuania, pp.41-44.
2. Kistanova E., Dimitrina Kacheva, Kiril Shumkov, Desislava Abadjieva, Gennadiy Borjaev, Mihail Nevitov, Almantas Shimkus. Effect of biological active substances on the mouse embryo production in vivo. Comptes rendus de l'Acad'emie bulgare des Sciences (ISSN: 1310-1331), Tome 62, No 4, p. 499-506, 2009. IF: 0.204.