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192. Internship in Human Physiology (1-12) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Cala in charge)
Internship--3-36 hours; final report. Prerequisite: upper division standing; approval of project prior to period of internship by preceptor. Supervised work experience in physiology and related fields. (P/NP grading only.)
198. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Cala in charge)
To be arranged. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Directed reading, discussion and/or laboratory experience on selected topics. (P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Cala in charge)
Laboratory--3-15 hours; undergraduate research project. Prerequisite: senior standing in biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, or engineering. (P/NP grading only.)
200. Human Physiology (6) II. Cala, Carlsen, and staff
Lecture--48 hours total; discussion--12 hours total. Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. General cellular and organ system physiology, including neural, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal and urinary systems in the human. Lectures concurrent with course 400; research/discussion and laboratory/demonstration sessions, and examinations separate.
*210. Advanced General Physiology (3) III. Cala and staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Physiology 100B; Biochemistry 101B; Chemistry 107B; graduate standing and consent of instructor. Physicochemical basis of living systems with emphasis on membrane permeability characteristics at both the cellular and tissue level. Offered in alternate years.
*250. Circulatory Transport and Fluid Exchange (3) I. Curry and staff
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Physiology 112, 113 and 114, or courses 400, 403 and 418, or the equivalent; or consent of instructor. Lectures, assigned reading and discussion of principles of microcirculatory exchange; blood, interstitial fluid and lymph dynamics; regulation of plasma and interstitial fluid volume; disturbances of plasma and interstitial fluid exchange; fluid replacement. Offered in alternate years.
285. Peripheral Circulation (3) III. Gray/O'Donnell
Lecture--1 hour; discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: Physiology 111A, 113; or course 200 and consent of instructor. Lectures and critical analysis of papers on peripheral vascular function, including: structure/function and pressure/flow relationships, innervation, receptor pharmacology, endothelial and smooth muscle interactions, signal transduction, ion transport, permeability, paracrine mediators and disease mechanisms. Offered in alternate years.
298. Group Study (1-5) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Cala in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. For graduate students desiring to explore particular topics in depth. Lectures and conferences may be involved.
299. Research (1-12) I, II, III, IV. The Staff (Cala in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)
400. Human Physiology (8) II. Carlsen, O'Donnell and staff
Lecture--6 hours; laboratory--6 hours. Prerequisite: approval by Committee on Student Evaluation and Promotion. General, cellular and systemic physiology of cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal and urinary systems.
403. Neurobiology (5) III. Vijayan, Carlsen, Watson
Lecture--4 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: approval by Committee on Student Evaluation and Promotion. Physiology and anatomy of the normal human nervous system in an integrated format. Focus on gross and microscopic brain structure, functional neuroanatomy, and the physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology of the nervous system. (Same course as Cell Biology and Human Anatomy 403.)
418. Mammalian Endocrinology and Homeostasis (4.5) III. Turgeon and staff
Lecture--4 hours; discussion--1 hour; student presentation. Prerequisite: approval by Committee on Student Evaluation and Promotion. Physiological and biochemical properties of the mammalian endocrine system both at the cellular and systemic level. Principles that regulate homeostasis, especially in organ-organ interrelationships, metabolites, and minerals. Reproductive endocrinology. (Same course as Biological Chemistry 418.)
497T. Tutoring in Human Physiology (1-5) I, II, III, IV. Cala
Tutoring--3-15 hours. Prerequisite: advanced standing or consent of instructor. Assist instructor by tutoring medical students in preparation for one of the departmental courses that is a component of the required curriculum of the School of Medicine. (S/U grading only.)
498. Directed Reading and Group Study (1-4) I, II, III, IV. Cala and staff
Discussion--2-8 hours. Prerequisite: medical student. Directed reading and discussion on selected topics in human physiology. (S/U grading only.)
499. Research (1-6) I, II, III, IV. Curry and staff
Prerequisite: medical students with consent of instructor. Laboratory investigation on selected topics. (S/U grading only.)
UC Davis 1998-99 Online General Catalog. Posted July 31, 1998.
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