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Applied Animal Physiology

Code: 171763
ECTS: 4.0
Lecturers in charge: izv. prof. dr. sc. Duje Lisičić
prof. dr. sc. Vesna Benković
izv. prof. dr. sc. Sofia Ana Blažević
Lecturers: prof. dr. sc. Vesna Benković - Seminar
izv. prof. dr. sc. Duje Lisičić - Seminar
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1. komponenta

Lecture typeTotal
Lectures 30
Seminar 30
* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)
Description:
COURSE CONTENT
1) Introduction into Comparative physiology, value of animal models in applied physiology and clinical medicine
2) Diabetes mellitus bird`s adaptation to high blood glucose
3, 4). Chronic renal failure in humans Hibernation in mammals and adaptation of nitrogen metabolism,
5) Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease atherosclerosis in mammals
6) Fish as natural animal model in atherosclerosis
7) Disuse osteoporosis and Disuse Muscle Atrophy and physiological adaptation of naturally immobile animals
8) Ammonia tolerance, metabolism and ammonia toxicity
9) Ammonia and the fish CNS
10) Hypoxia ischemia and physiological adaptations in animals
11) High altitude accommodation and diseases
12) Deep sea workers and animals adapted to deep sea environment
13) Thermal tolerance and cryogenics
14) Ageing and long living
15) Future studies on animal models in applied physiology

Seminars themes are arranged based on the students` preferences during specific year of study
Literature:
2. semester
Izborni kolegiji - Regular study - Molecular Biology
Izborni kolegiji - Regular - Physiology and Immunobiology
Consultations schedule: