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PMCOL 416 - Current Topics in Endocrine Pharmacology


Course Career Undergraduate
Units 3
Approved Hours 3-0-0
Fee index 6
Faculty Medicine and Dentistry
Department Pharmacology
Typically Offered either term

Description
This course examines in detail, drugs (including natural hormones) that are used for treatment of endocrine diseases (e.g. diabetes, infertility, and growth deficiency). The focus of the course is the action of drugs on hormone receptors and on the regulation of hormone synthesis and secretion. Prerequisite: PMCOL 343 or 344 or consent of instructor.