(Taken from the UC Berkeley Course Guide)
Course will address the role of hormones in physiology with a focus on humans. Regulation of hormone secretion and mechanisms of hormone action will be discussed. Physiological processes to be addressed include reproduction, metabolism, water balance, growth, fetal development. Experimental and clinical aspects will be addressed.
Biology 1A-1B; human physiology (132) strongly recommended
Fall only
3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week.