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PSL Physiology Courses PSL201Y1 A survey course intended for students who are not proceeding
further in Physiology. PSL299Y1
PSL300H1 Principles of neurophysiology and endocrinology for students
enroled in the Neuroscience program. PSL301H1 Principles of respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal
renal and reproductive physiology for students enroled in the Neuroscience program. JBO302Y1 Principles of Human Physiology with tutorials on the
biophysical concepts applied to physiological processes. Restricted to students enroled in
the Biophysics and Physiology (Theoretical) programs PSL302Y1 Principles of Human Physiology for students enroled in Basic
Medical Science programs. PSL303Y1 Using homeostasis and feedback as a unifying theme, topics in
control systems, cell signalling, rhythms, muscle contraction, movement and environmental
adaptations are examined. Tutorials use computer simulations and problem sets. PSL372H1 A laboratory course covering selected topics in physiology. PSL374H1 A problem-based laboratory course focussed on the integration
of organ systems to understand the control mechanisms of body function. PSL420H1 This course provides an in-depth review of the development
and function of the male and female reproductive systems. Topics include sex determination
and differentiation, gametogenesis, hormonal control of the reproductive systems, the
female ovulatory cycle, seasonal breeding, sexual behaviour, fertilization and
implantation. PSL421H1 General overview of the integrated physiologic events
associated with pregnancy and birth. The approach emphasizes physiologic processes using
insights gained from studies of humans, animals, cells and genes. Where appropriate the
clinical consequences of aberrant development are reviewed. PSL424H1 Selected topics in the fields of Neuroendocrinology, Steroid
Endocrinology and the regulation of energy metabolism illustrate the general principles
underlying the control of complex endocrine systems. Particular emphasis is placed on the
evolutionary development of hormone systems through gene duplication and differentiation. PSL425H1 This course integrates the newest findings and experimental
approaches from cellular and molecular biology into metabolic function at the tissue,
organ and whole body level. PSL431H1 General computer and mathematical techniques applied to
physiology. FORTRAN/BASIC programming, solution of ordinary differential equations, curve
fitting, linear systems analysis. PSL432H1 Theoretical treatment of physiology. Mathematical modelling
and advanced analysis of physiological systems. PSL433H1 Mathematical and computational analysis of electrical
behaviour of biological neurons and networks. Emphasis is on deriving and solving models
from the literature and comparing them with experimental results. The course is suitable
for computer-literate biology students. Included: tutorial on electrical circuits,
computer lab. PSL440Y1 Introduction to systems neuroscience. A review of basic
neuroanatomy and physiology followed by in-depth study of selected sensory and motor
systems. Students with an elementary neuroscience background progress to reading
neuroscience literature on their own. PSL441H1 Optics, pattern perception, eye movements, and
electrophysiology, at graduate level. PSL443H1 Control of body movement and posture by the nervous system in
normal and pathological conditions. Topics include nonlinear dynamical systems, central
pattern generators in the cerebral cortex, brainstem and spinal cord, reflexes, and basal
ganglia-cerebellar function. PSL444Y1 Overview of the fundamentals of cellular and molecular
aspects of brain function. Course material is updated yearly to reflect the rapid
evolution of ideas in Neuroscience. PSL452H1 Biophysics and molecular biology of ion channels. Topics
include equivalent circuits for cells, molecular structure of voltage-gated channels,
distribution of channels, relationship between single-channel and whole-cell recording and
regulation of channel function by voltage, phosphorylation, G-proteins and metabolites. PSL454H1 A practical approach to instrumentation as a preparation for
using sophisticated measurement systems. PSL460H1 An overview of the ways in which techniques in molecular
biology are being used to resolve current issues in physiology. The systems to be studied
include individual cells, organ systems, integrated systems, and whole animal physiology
and pathophysiology. PSL462H1 Heart anatomy and development, ion channels and contractile
proteins involved in cardiac and smooth muscle contraction are studied. Emphasis is on
regulation of electrical and contractile function of kinases, metabolism, volume and ions. PSL470H1 Development of the cardiovascular system from conception to
adulthood with particular emphasis on maturational changes, age-related differences and
developmental problems from cellular/molecular to whole organ/system. PSL471H1 In-depth study of specific topics in human physiological
response to conditions such as altitude, cold, exercise and birth. Students are required
to make field trips to physiological laboratories on campus and at the Defence and Civil
Institute of Environmental Medicine. PSL472H1 An in-depth analysis of the basic physiology underlying sleep
and circadian rhythms, and of their impact on important physiological processes, of which
effects on cardio-respiratory systems are emphasized. PSL497H1 Students learn to read, write and speak about current
research in Physiology. PSL498Y1/499H1 Laboratory research project with reading assignments leading
to a final report. By special arrangement with a Physiology staff member after admission
to course. PSL498Y is recommended for students applying
to the Physiology graduate program. |
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