Module LS4101 B

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each summer semester

Credit points

2,67

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Master Molecular Life Science 2023, module part, cell biology
• Master Nutritional Medicine 2023, module part, advanced curriculum
• Master MLS 2018, Module part of a compulsory module, cell biology
• Master Nutritional Medicine 2019, Module part of a compulsory module, advanced curriculum
• Master MLS 2016, module part, cell biology

Classes and lectures:

• Molecular Endocrinology (lecture, 2 SWS)

Workload:

• 50 hours private studies
• 30 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

• Hormone-secreting glands and tissues
• The prime hormonal axes
• Principples of hormone structure and function
• Hormone receptors and signal transduction
• Hormonal regulation of homeostasis
• Endocrine disruption
• Endocrine diseases and treatment options (e.g. diabetes mellitus, hypo- and hyperthyroidism, hyper- and hypofunction of the adrenal cortex, disorders of the reproductive axis, cancer)

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• Understanding how hormone production is regulated according to selected examples (pancreas, thyroid, adrenal, adipocytes etc.)
• Understanding the mechanisms of hormonal action
• Know the underlying mechanisms for the treatment of endocrine dysfunctions

Grading through:

• written exam

Responsible for this module:

• Siehe Hauptmodul

Teacher:

• Institute of Neurobiology
• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Henrik Oster
• PD Dr. Misa Hirose
• Dr. rer. nat. Violetta Pilorz
• Dr. rer. nat. Isabel Heyde

Literature:

• : Williams Textbook of Endocrinology Elsevier Ltd, Oxford; Auflage: 14th Edition. (19. Dezember 2019)

Language:

• offered only in English

Notes:

Last Updated:

28.03.2025