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BIO 121 - General Endocrinology

Semester Hours: 3
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This course places an emphasis on the endocrinology of mammals, and takes an integrative approach to understanding how the endocrine system controls physiology. The effects of the major classes of hormones — including steroid, peptide, and monoaminergic hormones — are discussed. Main topics covered in this course include hormonal control of organ homeostasis; hormonal regulation of metabolism; neuroendocrine regulation of sex determination and male and female reproductive physiology; and the ways in which the same stress responses that permit survival can ultimately promote disease. To illustrate basic concepts in endocrinology and physiology, students read a series of clinical case studies as well as primary literature.

Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
BIO 011 , 012 , 013 , 014 , 015 , 137 . May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.


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