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Biophysics of Homeostatic Systems: central nervous system and autonomous nervous system. Electrical properties of the cell plasma membrane, genesis of the transplasma membrane potential, excitability, resting membrane potential, electrotonic and action potential. Propagation and transmission of electric signals. Synapses. Neuronal plasticity. Somatic and autonomous reflex arc. Sensory physiology. Hormones. Cell communication, general properties of the endocrine system, chemical structure and release of hormones. Hormone signal transduction.
BOOKS FOR DEEPENING KNOWLEDGE: (AVAILABLE IN THE SCIENTIFIC LIBRARY) HILL R, WYSE G, ANDERSON M FISIOLOGIA ANIMALE 2006 ZANICHELLI; RANDALL D. ET AL., FISIOLOGIA ANIMALE ZANICHELLI; CASELLA C. E TAGLIETTI V. PRINCIPI DI FISIOLOGIA ED. LA GOLIARDICA PAVESE; BERNE R.M. E LEVY M.N. PRINCIPI DI FISIOLOGIA CASA EDITRICE AMBROSIANA.
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Programme
Molecular and Cell Biophysics. Amino acids, protein structure, hemoglobin, myoglobin, enzymes, enzyme catalysis, enzyme activation, enzyme inhibition, carbohydrates, glycolysis, Krebs cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, lactate biosynthesis, alcoholic fermentation, lipids, beta-oxidation, amino acid and protein catabolism, urea cycle. The cell compartimentation, The energy of living organisms. Tissues organization. Membrane dynamic structure, functions and dynamics of cell plasma membranes. Junctions, channels, receptors. Permeability, diffusion, osmosys, tonicity. Plasma membrane transport systems: facilitate, primary and secondary active transport. Endocytosis-exocytosis. Ion transport.Biophysics of Homeostatic Systems: central nervous system and autonomous nervous system. Electrical properties of the cell plasma membrane, genesis of the transplasma membrane potential, excitability, resting membrane potential, electrotonic and action potential. Propagation and transmission of electric signals. Synapses. Neuronal plasticity. Somatic and autonomous reflex arc. Sensory physiology. Hormones. Cell communication, general properties of the endocrine system, chemical structure and release of hormones. Hormone signal transduction.
Core Documentation
MAIN TEXTBOOK: D.U. SILVERTHORN Human Physiology 2010 Pearson Education incBOOKS FOR DEEPENING KNOWLEDGE: (AVAILABLE IN THE SCIENTIFIC LIBRARY) HILL R, WYSE G, ANDERSON M FISIOLOGIA ANIMALE 2006 ZANICHELLI; RANDALL D. ET AL., FISIOLOGIA ANIMALE ZANICHELLI; CASELLA C. E TAGLIETTI V. PRINCIPI DI FISIOLOGIA ED. LA GOLIARDICA PAVESE; BERNE R.M. E LEVY M.N. PRINCIPI DI FISIOLOGIA CASA EDITRICE AMBROSIANA.
An appointment is required to meet the Professor.
Type of delivery of the course
The Course is composed of frontal lessons and the attendance is not compulsory. Beginning for the June-July 2020 the exam will be only oral according to what established in D.R. n. 703/2020.Type of evaluation
During the course, the Students are evaluated with three partial exams, which total score is 30. These written exams have the goal to evaluate the Student's knowlege on Physiology. In any case, the Students can chose to perform the oral examination at the end of the course. During the COVID-19 emergency, the exam will be done according to art.1 del Decreto Rettorale n°703 del 5 Maggio 2020.