Endocrinology

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: BIOL 3211; or permission of the Department This course investigates vertebrate hormone systems and may examine some aspects of invertebrate systems. It discusses hormone synthesis, control of secretion, modes of secretion and general mechanisms of action and examines specific hormone systems such as the hypothalamus-pituitary axis, renin-angiotensin system, and pituitary-adrenal axis. (Format: Seminar 3 Hours)