FUNCTIONAL NETWORKS IN COMPLEX ORGANISMS UNIT B
cod. 1000155

Academic year 2007/08
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Fisiologia veterinaria (VET/02)
Field
Morfologia, funzione e patologia delle cellule e degli organismi complessi
Type of training activity
Basic
10 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
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course unit
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Integrated course unit module: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF BIOMOLECULES

Learning objectives

The course is aimed to give students basic understanding of physiological mechanisms involved in homeostatic balance. Specific examples will be proposed to highlight the pivotal role of the hypothalamus in integrative processes. 

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

<p>The basic mechanisms of homeostasis</p>
<p>The hypothalamus and the homeostatic balance:</p>
<p>regulation of hormone production </p>
<p>regulation of eating and drinking</p>
<p>control of body temperature</p>
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Full programme

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Bibliography

Sherwood, Klandorf, Yancey <br />
Fisiologia degli animali - dai geni agli organismi <br />
Zanichelli <br />
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Scientific reviews on specific topics

Teaching methods

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Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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