Dr. Cliff H. SummersChurchill-Haines 178A
BIOL 426/726
Fall 2007
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Dr. Cliff H. Summers Churchill-Haines 178A |
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Endocrinology
BIOL 426/726 Fall 2007
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| Date | Topic | Reading |
| Acronyms | text: Vertebrate Endocrinology 4th Edition by D.O. Norris | Abbreviations |
| Sept 5 | Hormones, Paracrines, Autocrines... | 1-7, 30-45 |
| Sept 7 | Glands & Target Tissue Receptors |
7-12 57-61 |
| Sept 10 | Endocrine Homeostasis | 13-20 |
| 12 | Second Messenger Systems: cAMP | 61-72 |
| Sept 14 | 2nd Messengers: Inositol Phosphate, JaK/STAT | 66-70 |
| 17 | 2nd Messengers: Map K | 71-72 |
| Sept 19 | Mechanisms of Hormone Action via Nuclear Receptors | 86-93 |
| 21 | Genetic Regulation | 86-93 |
| 24 | Hormone Synthesis | 52-61 |
| Sept 26 | Receptor Regulation | 68-70 |
| Sept 28 | Exam 1 | |
| Oct 1 | Hypothalamus | 119-124, 135-139 203-210 |
| 3 | Axes & Adenohypophysis: Tropic Hormones | 107-119, 124-134 |
| Oct 5 | Pars distalis: Tropic Hormones | 163-164, 187-203 |
| 10 | Neurohypophysis: Vasopressin and Oxytocin | 119, 149-154
210-212 |
| 12 | Thyroid Axis | 221-242 |
| Oct 15 | Thyroid Hormones and Function | 244-270 |
| Oct 17 | Steroid Biosynthesis | 72-86 |
| 19 | Steroids: Progestogens & Androgens | 72-91, 339-341 |
| Oct 22 | Steroids: Estrogens | 72-91, |
| 24 | Steroids: Corticosteroids | 278-283 |
| 26 | Exam 2 | |
| Oct 29 | Adrenal Axis | 272-296 |
| 31SfN | Adrenal Axis | 298-319 |
| Nov 2SfN | Adrenal Function: Chromaffin Tissue/Catecholamines | 292-295 |
| Nov 5SfN | Adrenal Function: Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone | 283-289 |
| Nov 7SfN | Gonadal Axis | 139-143, 323-325 |
| 9SfN | Endocrinology of Reproduction | 322-368 |
| Nov 14 | Endocrinology of Reproduction | 372-424 |
| 16 | Prolactin and Growth Hormone Family: PrL | 131-132, 145-147 |
| Nov 19 | Exam 3 | |
| 21 | Growth Hormone | 130-131 |
| Nov 26 | Somatic Growth Axis & Growth Factors | 143-145 |
| Nov 28 | Hormones of the Immune System | 101-102 |
| Nov 30 | Calcium and Phosphate Homeostasis | 487-511 |
| Dec 3 | Pancreatic Hormones | 453-461, 475-484 |
| Dec 5 | Gastrointestinal Hormones, Guts and Brains | 427-485 |
| Dec 7 | Exam 4 | |
| Dec 10 | Hormones from the Brain: Melatonin | 154-163, 213-218 |
| 12 | Hormones from the Brain: Neurosteroids & Neuropeptides | 3-12 |
| 14 | Evolution of Endocrine Systems | 20-27, 169-186 |
Grading: 4 exams -
75% is passing
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