BC2024 - Cell Regulation

Credit points:	03
Year:	2012
Student Contribution Band:	Band 4
Administered by:	School of Pharmacy & Molecular Sciences

This subject introduces the regulatory systems in cells and organisms as well as forming the basis for pharmacology.

Learning Outcomes

• intracellular regulation and secondary messenger systems;
• the different modes of communication between cells within an organism;
• the pathways for the synthesis, release and recycling of chemical messengers;
• the role of cell-surface receptors and gated ion channels in transmembrane signalling;
• the role of enzymes in cellular regulation.

Prerequisites:	CH1001 AND CH1002
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	PC2001

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 23-Aug-2012
Coordinator:	Dr Fiona Baird
Lecturers:	Mr Ray Layton, Assoc. Professor Bill Warren, Dr Pam Megaw, Dr Bill Leggat, Assoc. Professor Andreas Lopata, Dr Craig Bennett, Dr Russell Carpenter, Professor James Burnell.
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures 8 hours tutorials 18 hours practicals
Assessment:	end of semester exam (70%); assignments (30%).

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