BCH555 BIOCHEMISTRY OF HORMONES
| Course Code: |
8600555 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Biochemistry |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
General concepts regarding the biochemical nature of hormones and the basis of hormone action. Hormone receptors and transmembrane signaling. Biological effects of hormones in health and illness. Regulation of hormone action. Discussions of current publications on thyroid, pancreatic, adrenocorticosteroid, glycoprotein, adenohypophysial, neurohypophysial and gonadal hormones; catecholamines, prostaglandins and vitamin D. (S)
