OCOM 7015 - Endocrinology and Metabolism

• Delve into the major endocrine systems in the body, including the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid adrenal and pancreatic.
• Explore hormonal control under normal physiological conditions is contrasted with disease states such as electrolyte imbalance, growth disorders, weight homeostasis and diabetes.
• Explore the regulatory mechanisms of the hormones secreted by these glands and the metabolic effects elicited by these hormones.
• Focus on the clinical relevance of hormonal signaling on bone metabolism, growth, and carbohydrate, lipid and amino acid metabolism.
• Integrate and understand the underlying mechanisms by which these hormones act & how these signals are interpreted by tissues such as liver, bone, adipose, & muscle to coordinate metabolic changes in the body.