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Class Detail:
FA 2012 Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology MCDB 418 - Endocrinology Section 001
Credits:	3
Requirements & Distribution:	BS
Waitlist Capacity:	unlimited
Cost:	50-100
Enforced Prerequisites:	BIOLOGY 225 and 305; and one of MCDB 310, MCDB 311, BIOLCHEM 415, or CHEM 351; or Graduate standing.
Other Course Info:	F.
BS:	This course counts toward the 60 credits of math/science required for a Bachelor of Science degree.
Repeatability:	May not be repeated for credit.
Primary Instructor:	Denver,Robert J
	(real time availability for all sections)

This course focuses on recent advances in the study of animal hormones. The course covers the cellular origin and chemical nature of hormones, the cellular and molecular mechanisms of hormone action, the evolution of hormones and their receptors, and the roles of hormones in the control of development, growth, physiology, and behavior. The course concentrates on endocrine systems of vertebrates, including humans. Textbook: Greenspan and Gardner. Basic and Clinical Endocrinology. 8th edition.

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ISBN: 0071622438	Greenspan's basic & clinical endocrinology, Author: edited by David G. Gardner, Dolores Shoback., Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical 9th ed.
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