Syllabus for Endocrinology, Spring Semester 1998

. Syllabus for Endocrinology, Spring Semester 1998

University of South
Dakota......Department of Biology

Dr. Cliff H. Summers
Churchill-Haines 178A

Endocrinology ZOOL 427/BIOL 727

Spring 1998
text: Vertebrate Endocrinology 3rd Edition
by D.O. Norris

Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Date	Topic	Reading
Jan. 9	Hormones, Paracrines, Autocrines...^-	1-17



Jan. 12	Glands & Target Tissue^-	7-76
14	Receptors^-	97-100
16	Endocrine Homeostasis^-	17-82
	*Exam 1*



January 19	Martin Luther King Day
Jan. 21	Second Messenger Systems: cAMP^-	36-53
23	2nd Messengers: Inositol Phosphate	36-53



Jan. 26	2nd Messengers: JaK/STAT, Map K	36-53
28	Mechanisms of Hormone Action via Nuclear Receptors^-	68-76
30	Genetic Regulation of Mechanisms of Hormone Action^-	28-76
	*Exam 2*	50 pts



Feb. 2	Hormone Synthesis^-	28-36
4	Receptor Regulation^-	33-41
6	Hypothalamus^-	119-125
	*Exam 3*



Feb. 9	Hypothalamo-Hypophysial Axes	105-215
11	Adenohypophysis: Tropic Hormones^-	125-141
13	Tropic Hormones	125-141
	*Exam 4*



Feb. 16	President's Day
18	Neurohypophysis: Vasopressin and Oxytocin^-	217-225
20	Thyroid Axis^-	242-297
	*Exam 5*



Feb. 23	Thyroid Hormones and Function	242-297
25	Thyroid Function	242-297
27	Steroids^-	53-73
	*Exam 6*



Mar. 2	Steroids: Progestogens, Androgens & Estrogens	359-377
4	Steroids: Corticosteroids	305-311
6	Adrenal Axis^-	302-311




WRCCE = Endocrinology Meetings
March 7 - 15	*Spring Break*



Mar. 16	Adrenal Axis	317-320
18	Adrenal Axis	327-351
20	Adrenal Function: Chromaffin Tissue/Catecholamines^-	320-325
	*Exam 7*	50 pts



Mar. 23	Adrenal Function: Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone^-	311-317
25	Adrenal Function: Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone	311-317
27	Gonadal Axis^-	358-406
	*Exam 8*



Mar. 30	Endocrinology of Reproduction	410-467
Apr. 1	Endocrinology of Reproduction	410-467
3	Prolactin and Growth Hormone Family: Prl^-	130-137
	*Exam 9*



Apr. 6	Growth Hormone^-	132-133
8	Growth Hormone and Growth Factors^-	132-133
April 10	Good Friday



April 13	Easter
15	Growth Factors	132-133
17	Hormones of the Immune System^-	80
	*Exam 10*



Apr. 20	Calcium and Phosphate Homeostasis^-	542-587
22	Pancreatic Hormones^-	472-494
24	Gastrointestinal Hormones^-	735-748



Apr. 27	Guts and Brains^-	80-81
29	Hormones from the Brain: Melatonin^-	225-241
May 1	Evolution of Endocrine Systems^-	14-17, 573-583



*May 2-8*	*Final Exam*

Grading: 10 Exams - 25 or 50 points each = 300 points
+ 1 Final - 100 points;
Total = 400 points

100% = top student point total

90-100% = A, 80-89% = B, 70-79% = C

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