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Bioc 416
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Clinical Biochemistry
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3
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3
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4
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Bioc 315
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Objectives of the course :
To provide some informations about clinical biochemistry .
Course Description :
Biochemical tests in clinical medicine - Water, Sodium and Potassium - Hydrogen ion homoeostasis and blood gases - Diabetes mellitus - Clinical analyses (blood, urine, stool, amniotic fluid, cerebrospinal fluid and synovial fluid) - Clinical enzymology - Hyperuricaemia and gout - Clinical nutrition - Liver diseases and gall stones - Inherited metabolic diseases - Plasma proteins - Kidney function .
Main text books :
- Clinical Chemistry by W. Marshall (2012), Mosby (USA) .
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Subsidiary books :
- Clinical Biochemistry for Medical Students by M.F. Laker (1996), Saunders (UK).
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Bioc 315
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Metabolic Regulation
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2
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2
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Bioc 312
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Objectives of the course:
Study the various mechanisms of metabolic regulation in living organisms .
Course Description:
Introduction to metabolic regulation - Allosteric enzymes (allosteric behaviour, identification of rate limiting enzymes, crossover point, cooperative binding and its different models) - Regulation of carbohydrate metabolism in muscle, liver and intestine - Regulation of glycogen metabolism - Regulation of metabolism in adipose tissue - Role of starvation, diabetes, hypothyroidism in metabolic regulation .
Main text books :
- Metabolic Regulation by K. Frayn (2010), Portland Press (UK) .
- Regulation in Metabolism by E. Newsholme and C. Start (1973), J. Wiley (UK) .
Subsidiary books :
Hormones and Metabolic Control by White and Baxter (1995), Arnold (UK) .
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Bioc 492
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Career skills & technical writing
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2
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2
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Objectives of the course:
To develop skills on how to write technical reports.
Course Description :
Hands-on writing scientific reports in biochemistry. How to retrieve information, resources and sites. How to quote and cite information from paper and electronic resources. How to write references and maintain a high standard of ethics. Skills for effective presentation.
Main Text Books:
-College Writing Skills by John Langan (2000) 5th ed. Mc Graw Hill.
-How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper by Robert A Day and Barbara Gastel (2006) 6th ed. Greenwood Press.
-Succrssful scientific writing by Janice Matthews, John Bowen and Robert Matthews (2005) 2nd ed. Cambridge.
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