Academic Calendar - 2024

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2024
Western Main Campus

Physiology and Pharmacology 4100A/B

DIGESTION AND RELATED METABOLISM


This course will cover gastrointestinal secretion, motility, digestion, absorption, hepatic and pancreatic physiology. Specific areas will include: gut-brain-liver axis and nutrient metabolism, exocrine and endocrine pancreas, liver and lipid metabolism. Relevant pathologies and disease states, including obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome along with current therapeutic strategies will be covered.

Antirequisite(s): the former Pharmacology 4100A/B, Physiology 4100A/B.

Prerequisite(s): Physiology 3120.

Extra Information: Blended course. 2 hours (lecture or equivalent online delivery plus in-person discussion).

Course Weight: 0.50
Breadth: CATEGORY C i  
Subject Code: PHYSPHRM