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12931 (v.2) Pharmaceutical Biology 120



 

Area:

School of Pharmacy

Contact Hours:

3.0

Credits:

25.0

Lecture:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Co Requisite(s):

6933 (v.5) Human Biology 135
Eucaryotic and procaryotic cells - Introduction to micro-organisms, molecular biochemistry, intercellular communication, structure and function of nucleic acids. Infestations of the skin, gastrointestinal tract and malaria. Comparative muscle - cardiac skeletal and smooth muscle. Nervous systems - nerve metabolism, cholinergic and adrenergic mechanisms other transmitter substances and synaptic transmission. Inflammation and trauma. Cardiovascular system - regulatory mechanisms and their therapeutic implications, pacemaker tissue, arrhythmias, drug effects on cardiac metabolism, heart and special circulatory disorders and oedema. Body fluid electrolyte balance and diuresis.


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2003Bentley CampusFull YearY  

- Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
- Central External refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area.


 
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