Week 11: Endocrine Physiology
Endocrine Physiology
Week 11: Gland types, Overview of hormones; types, peptide and steroid hormones, chemistry, synthesis and roles. Hormone receptors and signal transduction. Feedback mechanisms.Hypothalamus, Pituitary
Source: 301-320 (Eckert, Animal physiology by David Randall) 881-887, 895-906 (Medical Physiology by Guyton & Hall)
Course Material
- Week 1: Central themes in Physiology:
- Week 2: Membrane Physiology
- Week 3: Nerve and Muscle Physiology
- Week 4: Transmission of information between neurons
- Week 5: Muscles: Structure, types, components, muscle proteins.
- Week 6: muscle contraction
- Week 7: Cardiovacscular Physiology
- Week 8: Mid Term Examination
- Week 9-10: Receptors Physiology
- Week 11: Endocrine Physiology
- Week 12: Physiology of digestion
- Week 13:Respiratory Physiology
- Week 14:Renal Physiology
- Week15: Physiology of thermoregulation
- Week 16: Final term examination
- Chapters 15
- Department Zoology
- Teacher
Saira Batool
