ENDOCRINOLOGY
cod. 03467

Academic year 2009/10
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Fisiologia veterinaria (VET/02)
Field
Discipline della morfologia e funzione degli organismi animali e malattie infettive ed infestive
Type of training activity
Characterising
39 hours
of face-to-face activities
3 credits
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course unit
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Integrated course unit module: PHYSIOLOGY II AND ENDOCRINOLOGY

Learning objectives

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Aim of the course:<br />
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Acquisition of  fundamental knowledges of physiology, connected to veterinary applications</p>

Prerequisites

fisiologia I ed etologia

Course unit content

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<u>Endocrinology</u></p>
<p>Hormone chemistry, receptors and mechanism of action.</p>
<p>Neurohypophysis and adenohypophysis.<br />
Pineal gland.<br />
Thyroid gland and thyroid disfunction.<br />
Hormones and glands associated with calcium metabolism and skeletal homeostasis.<br />
Endocrine secretion of pancreas: insulin, glucagon and their control.<br />
Adrenal gland: chemistry and metabolism of the adrenal medullary hormones. Chemistry of the adrenocortical hormones and adrenocrotical dysfunction.<br />
Reproduction in female: reproductive hormones. <br />
Ovarian function: folliculogenesis, ovulation, corpus luteum. Puberty. Reproductive cycles: estrous cycle in different species. Pregnancy: maternal recognition of pregnancy. Placenta. Endocrinology of gestation. Parturition.<br />
Reproduction in male: testis, gonadotropins, testosterone, spermatogenesis) <br />
Mammary gland and lactation. </p>

Full programme

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Bibliography

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De Rensis F. Fisiologia degli animali domestici. Ed. Girardi<br />
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Aguggini G., Beghelli V., Giulio L. Fisioogia degli animali domestici con elementi di etologia. UTET, Torino<br />
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Swenseon M.J., Reece W.O. Dukes' Physiology of domestic animals. Cornell University Press (ed. italiana Idelson Gnocchi)<br />
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Guyton A.C. Trattato di fisiologia medica. Ed. Piccin <br />
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Hafez E.S.E. Bioogia e tecnologia della riproduzione nelle specie di interesse zootecnico. Ed. Grasso<br />
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Eckert R. Fisiologia animale. Zanichelli

Teaching methods

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Assessment methods and criteria

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