Enrollment year
2020/2021
Academic discipline
BIO/13 (APPLIED BIOLOGY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
Course
BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
(01/03/2021 - 18/06/2021)
Lesson hours
16 lesson hours
Activity type
WRITTEN TEST
Prerequisites
Student should have already attended the frontal lectures.
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide students with basic knowledge on the mechanisms of the main cellular functions and, in particular, on the morphological aspects of the cells of the hematopoietic system. At the end of the course the students will be able to recognize the circulating blood cells under the microscope and to perform the differential count.
Course contents
Apoptosis: mechanisms of regulation and methods of study
Cell Division: mechanisms of regulation
Cytokinetics
Cellular communications
Signal transduction
Normal hematopoiesis and hematopoietic growth factors
Stem cells
Erythropoiesis: mechanisms of regulation
RBC morphology
Hemoglobin
Iron metabolism
Methods of iron status study
Granulopoiesis
Granulocyte functionality
Megakaryopoiesis
Platelet functions
Plasma coagulation factors
Steps of the coagulation process
Teaching methods
Lectures
Reccomended or required readings
Chieffi G, Dolfini S, Malcovati M, Pierantoni R, Tenchini ML. Biologia e Genetica, EdiSES
Assessment methods
Written examination
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