About Course
Endocrinology is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones. It is also concerned with the integration of developmental events proliferation, growth, and differentiation, and the psychological or behavioural activities of metabolism, growth and development, tissue function, sleep, digestion, respiration, excretion, mood, stress, lactation, movement, reproduction, and sensory perception caused by hormones
Course Content
Module 1
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Introduction: definitions, a brief history of endocrinology, key figures and research
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Methods in endocrinology, classes of hormones, cascades and feedback loops
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Hormone sources, synthesis, receptors and target tissues
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The steroid hormones: sources, structure, synthesis, regulation, receptors and effects on target tissues
Module 2
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