Lecture 2, Monday, September 8: Bioassay |
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We're going to use thyroid hormone as an example, so be familiar with what it does, where it comes from, how its secretion is controlled by the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary gland. You can review this in Sherwood (4th edition: 649-657 and 669-675; 5th edition: 683-689 and 701-707 or in any introductory biology text, such as Purves et al.'s Life 717-723 (shorter!) on reserve in the Biology Library. |
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Intercellular communication |
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Nuts and Bolts |
Lecture 3, Wednesday, September 10: Radioimmunoassay |
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... general structure of antibodies. See Figure 12-11 in Sherwood (5th ed: p. 426; 4th ed: p. 403). |
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Nuts and Bolts |
Lecture 4, Monday, September 15: Male reproductive system |
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Understand where sperm are produced and how they leave the body |
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... general principles of endocrinology, including how the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary gland work together to control other glandular secretions. . |
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Nuts and Bolts |
Lecture 5, Wednesday, September 17: Female reproductive system |
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Be able to describe the anatomy and hormones of the male and female reproductive systems and how their secretion is controlled. |
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... general principles of endocrinology, including how the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary gland work together to control other glandular secretions. . |
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Nuts and Bolts |
Lecture 6, Monday, September 22: Female reproductive system |
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Be able to describe the changes that occur in the ovary and the uterus over the course of the menstrual cycle. |
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... the word follicle |
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How stuff works Visualize hormones as bar graphs instead of line graphs |
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Nuts and Bolts |
Lecture 7, Wednesday, September 24: Female reproductive system |
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Hormones of the menstrual cycle |
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Nuts and Bolts |
Lecture 8, Monday, September 29: Sexual differentiation |
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Nuts and Bolts |
Lecture 9, Wednesday, October 1: Sexual differentiation |
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Nuts and Bolts |