Physiology of Animal Stress & Disease credit:

3 Hours

Advanced interdisciplinary concepts of animal physiology and behavior during stress and disease. Lectures and discussions will cover multi-system interactions regulating immune, microbial, endocrine, and behavioral responses to external stressors, pathogen infection, and idiopathic disease. Topics include: neuroendocrine regulation of immunophysiology and behavior, pathogenic and behavioral response to disease, bidirectional communication between the microbiome and central nervous system, developmental disruptions during gestation, cancer biology, and metabolic diseases. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 graduate hours. Prerequisite: ANSC 221 , ANSC 222 , ANSC 223 , and ANSC 224 or equivalents; or consent of instructor.