PřF:Bi1100en Hormones - Course Information
Bi1100en Hormones – Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/0/0. 1 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Pavel Dobeš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Pavel Dobeš, Ph.D.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Pavel Dobeš, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- (! Bi1100 Hormonal regulation ) && !NOWANY( Bi1100 Hormonal regulation )
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Molecular and Cell Biology (programme PřF, N-MCBE)
- Course objectives
- Within this course, students will be acquainted with the principal hormone groups and will learn to divide hormones according to their structure, effect, tissue of origin and physiological function. Particular emphasis will be given to the detailed description and understanding of the regulatory pathways which mediate hormonal effects in animal organisms. After completing the course, students will be able to describe and explain individual steps of the hormonal action at the cellular, tissue as well as organismal level.
- Learning outcomes
- Student will be able to:
- understand the main groups of animal hormones;
- describe the mechanism of hormone synthesis and action based on its structure;
- identify and describe the key steps in regulation of hormonal activity;
- explain the individual steps of hormonal action at all levels of the animal organism - Syllabus
- Introduction: General function and classes of hormones
- Hormonal control in invertebrates
- Hypothalamic-pituitary system and hormonal function of pineal gland
- Thyroid and parathyroid hormones
- Adrenal hormones
- Kidneys and hormonal regulation of water homeostasis
- Pancreas and gastrointestinal hormones
- Ovaria, testes, hormonal control of the menstrual cycle and pregnancy
- Eicosanoids and tissue hormones
- Neurotransmitters
- Pheromones
- Literature
- SILBERNAGL, Stefan and Agamemnon DESPOPOULOS. Atlas fyziologie člověka. 6. vyd., zcela přeprac. a r. Praha: Grada, 2004, xiii, 435. ISBN 802470630X. info
- SILBERNAGL, Stefan and Florian LANG. Atlas patofyziologie člověka. Vyd. 1. české. Praha: Grada, 2001, xiii, 390. ISBN 8071699683. info
- Physiological systems in insects. Edited by Marc J. Klowden. 2nd ed. New York: Academic Press, 2007, x, 688 p. ISBN 9780123694935. info
- Teaching methods
- lectures
- Assessment methods
- Oral examination. Classification depends on correctness and perfection of the answers.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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