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Becker 3rd ed Purves 5th ed
1 Tu 1/18 The cell and its parts Ch 4 & 644-648; 668-669 Ch 4
2 Th 1/20 Cytoskeleton & Structure of cell membranes Ch 7 & 271-278 98-105
3 Tu 1/25 Transport across membranes Ch 8 105-118; 908-910
4 Th 1/27 Transport cont; Endoctyosis Ch 8 & 246-254 105-118; 908-910
5 Tu 2/1 RME & Intracellular compartments: ER, Golgi, lysosomes & secretion Ch 9 & 583-598 273-274; 80-84; Fig.4.17,5.18,12.13
6 Th 2/3 ER & Golgi, cont; Transport into mitochondria, chloroplasts, peroxisomes & nuclei 246-270; 583-598 273-274; 77-84; Fig.4.17,5.18,12.13
7 Tu 2/8 Chromosomes and nuclear structure 431-452 197-200
. Th 2/10 EXAM #1 on Lectures 1-6
8 Tu 2/15 Regulation of eukaryotic transcription 611-630 306-329 (esp 318-324)
9 Th 2/17 Post-transcriptional regulation; Control of cell cycle 631-642; 481-494 195-197; 326-329
10 Tu 2/22 Physiology and homeostasis   Ch 37
11 Th 2/24 Signals and signal transduction       751-771 849-854
12 Tu 2/29 Membrane receptors and intracellular receptors 751-771 849-854
13 Th 3/2 Nervous system: neurons and action potential 714-736 903-916
. Tu 3/7 EXAM #2 on Lectures 7-12
14 Th 3/9 Nervous system: synapses and autonomic NS        736-750 916-924
. Tu 3/14 Spring vacation
. Th 3/16 Spring vacation
15 Tu 3/21 Synapse, autonomic nervous system, hypothalamus   916-922;953-954;960-962
16 Th 3/23 Pituitary gland, thyroid          838-844
17 Tu 3/28 Skeletal muscle                    680-694 977-984
18 Th 3/30 Muscles, continued; Respiratory system             1005-1010
19 Tu 4/4 Control of respiration; Kidney         1010-1013; 1071-1073
.. Th 4/6 Exam #3 on Lectures 13-18
20 Tu 4/11 Kidney, continued; Smooth muscle; Blood vessels  695-697 1073-1079; 1025-1030
21 Th 4/13 Circulatory system        . 1021-1036
22 Tu 4/18 Cellular immunology 784- 799 400- 419
. Th 4/20 Passover - Class cancelled    
23 Tu 4/25 Molecular Immunology & intro to Development  799- 816 419- 428, Ch 40
24 Th 4/27 Mechanisms of development; Cancer 628-629;819-824;828-831 Ch 15; 386-390
. Tu 5/2 Study day -- Repeat of 4/27 lecture at 5:40, room TBA    
. Th 5/4 Study day    
. Th 5/11 Final exam: 4:10 pm.  Lectures 19-24