Week 1: Introduction to Endocrinology
The endocrine system;
Type of hormones;
Endocrine and nervous system relationship;
General principles in function.
Sources:
- Greenspan, F. S., & Strewler, G. J. (2002). Basic and clinical endocrinology (5thed.). London: Prentice Hall International Inc.
- Giffin, J. E., & Ojeda, S. R. (2000). Textbook of endocrine physiology (4thed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Course Material
- Week 1: Introduction to Endocrinology
- Week 2: Hormones
- Week 3: Evolution
- Week 4: Hypothalamic Pituitary axis
- Week 5: Hypothalamic pituitary regulation
- Week 6: Peptide hormones
- Week 7: Thyroid Gland
- Week 8: Thyroid hormones
- Week 9: Mid term Exam
- Week 10: Pancreatic Hormones
- Week 11: Gut peptides
- Week 12: Adrenal gland
- Week 13: Adrenal gland
- Week 14: Testes
- Week 15: Ovaries
- Week 16: Endocrinology of Pregnancy
- Week 17: Endocirnology of Lactation
- Week 18: Hormones in Vertebrates & Invertebrates
- Week 19: Final Exams
- Chapters 19
- Department Zoology
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Dr. Sajida Batool