Endocrinology           

Endocrinology is an advanced class.

one or more of the following required courses:
physiology (comparative BIOL 428, mammalian BIOL 456), neurobiology (BIOL 430), neuropharmacology, or biochemistry (BIOC 430)
is necessary for this class. If you have questions talk with Dr. Summers.

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BIOL 426: An advanced course on hormone function, including anatomy, endocrine glands, endocrine systems and functions, homeostasis, neuroendocrinology, endocrine axes and cascades, hormones, receptors, 2^nd messenger systems, hormone X gene interactions, interactions of hormones and the brain, and the evolution of endocrine systems. The course focuses on biological significance and mechanism of action of hormones involving the endocrine and nervous systems.

BIOL 592: Based on the original research literature, this advanced course on hormone function, includes anatomy, endocrine glands, endocrine systems and functions, homeostasis, neuroendocrinology, endocrine axes and cascades, hormones, receptors, 2^nd messenger systems, hormone X gene interactions, interactions of hormones and the brain, and the evolution of endocrine systems. The course focuses on biological significance and mechanism of action of hormones on homeostasis in diverse biological systems involving the endocrine and nervous systems. Collecting and integrating information to describe, or teaching of a specific endocrine function is included.

Exams for this Semester will consist of 1 drawing (done at home) and 3 exams (in class).
The drawing will be of the Pancreatic endocrine axis, including a system drawing (brain, hypothalamus, blood vessels, pituitary, gland, target tissue) on one side (use an unlined piece of 8.5x11 white paper), and a drawing of sub-cellular features (receptors, 2^nd messengers, enzymes) on the other. You want to start early in the semester, and begin 1^st drafts of your drawings right away.
The exams will have 2 types of questions:
(1) one question that requires a flow chart or drawing. (2) Ten to twenty short answer questions. Answer these questions with one to six words; never a sentence, never a paragraph. Questions in the exam may be comprehensive in nature. Schedule for exams: September 22^nd, October 28^th, December 2?^nd, and the drawing at the end of the semester.

Graduate students should see me right away to discuss additional assignments.

journals:
Acta Diabetologica
The American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism
Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Biological Signals and Receptors
Clinical Endocrinology
Current Advances in Endocrinology & Metabolism
Current Opinion in Endocrinology & Diabetes
Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews
Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
Diabetic Medicine
Endocrine Development
Endocrine Research
Endocrine-Related Cancer
Endocrine Reviews
The Endocrinologist
The Endocrinologist
Endocrinology
European Journal of Endocrinology
Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology
General and Comparative Endocrinology
Gynecological Endocrinology
Hormone and Metabolic Research
Hormone Research
Hormones and Behavior
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
Journal of Endocrinology
Journal of Molecular Endocrinology
Journal of Neuroendocrinology
Journal of Pineal Research
Molecular Endocrinology
Neuroendocrinology
Neuroendocrinology Letters
Neuromodulation
Pituitary
Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
Psychoneuroendocrinology
Reviews in Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders
Thyroid
Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism
Yearbook of Endocrinology

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other classes:
Behavioral Neuroscience
Neurobiology
Biology of Reproduction

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