ANSC 6410
Metabolic Physiology
The course will integrate animal nutrition, biochemistry, and physiology. The overall goal is to enhance understanding of intermediary metabolism and metabolic adaptations that develop to support different physiological states. The comparative study of biochemistry across mammalian species will be emphasized. The structural and functional roles of biochemicals and the ability of hormones to influence their metabolic fate will be highlighted.
Topics
- Integrate basic and complex metabolic pathways that converge to maintain energy homeostasis and life in mammals.
- Identify shifts in metabolism that develop to support changes in physiological states such as starvation, growth, pregnancy, and lactation.
- Define the relationship between nutrition and metabolism with an emphasis on anabolic and catabolic reactions that are specific for unique tissues.
- Compare and contrast nutritional physiology and biochemistry in various mammalian species with conserved metabolic adaptations to support their survival in unique environments.
- Recognize the critical role of endocrine hormones on energy metabolism.
- Define key intracellular signaling pathways that fundamentally link endocrine hormones with their metabolic action.
- Apply concepts of processes of nutritional physiology and biochemistry within the context of contemporary animal production challenges that influence health and performance.
Official roster learning outcomes
Prerequisites & course information
background equivalent to: BIOAP 1100 and ANSC 2120.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
- Catalogue entry ↗
Catalogue variants
- Metabolic Physiology · 3.0 · Graduate