? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : MED-4-PYerg

Ergogenic agents, (e.g., creatine, some steroids and peptide hormomes, a high carbohydrate diet) may improve sporting performance. How does one decide if an agent has ergogenic properties? How might it work, at a molecular level? We will tackle these questions by studying certain agents. Modes of teaching: background lectures, student-led seminars, a modest amount of practical work, a short team project.

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Permission of the Curriculum Approval Officer.

? Costs : None

Home subject area

BSc Honours (Medicine), (Medicine, Schedule R)

Other subject areas

Physiology, (School of Biological Sciences, Schedule K)

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 45 minutes per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 20/09/2005 09:30 13:00 Biomedical Tutorial Room 3

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Tuesday 09:00 12:00 Med+Vet

Increased understanding of biological processes.
Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.

December exam. Written exam 100%. Duration 1 hour 15 minutes.

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST December 1 - 1 hour(s) 30 minutes

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Victoria Farrar
Tel : (0131 6)50 3717
Email : v.farrar@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Mike Cousin
Tel : (0131 6)50 3259
Email : M.Cousin@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.mvm.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.mvm.ed.ac.uk/