Homeostasis in Human Physiology

Undergraduate

This course will explore the amazing variety of signals in the animal body, and how they are sent and received by cells in different tissues to maintain homeostasis. Particular attention will be paid to the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying blood pressure, thermoregulation, circadian rhythms and 539 Winter 2027 Undergraduate Calendar sleep, metabolism, inflammation and stress, and adult tissue stem cells. This course will focus on how signals are propagated between and within cells of different tissues, and how they relate to animal biology, health and disease. (Prerequisite: BIOM-2131) (3 lecture hours a week).