Enrollment year
2020/2021
Academic discipline
BIO/09 (PHYSIOLOGY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY "LAZZARO SPALLANZANI"
Course
EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED BIOLOGY
Curriculum
Scienze biomediche molecolari
Period
1st semester (05/10/2020 - 14/01/2021)
Lesson hours
72 lesson hours
Prerequisites
An adequate knowledge of general physiology, biochemistry, physics and mathematics is required
Learning outcomes
The course aims at providing deeper insights into the molecular structure and role of ion channels in health and disease
Course contents
Basi propertiers of ion channels; voltage-operated ion channels; ionotropic receptors; TRP channels; Stim and Orai; dynamics and role of Ca2+ signals; channelopathies; ion channels and cancer
Teaching methods
Lectures
Reccomended or required readings
Fisiologia e biofisica della cellula - Taglietti e Casella - Ed. Edises
Assessment methods
Oral examination
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030