Undergraduate Course: Neurotransmitter Release and Vesicle Recycling (PYBM10025)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Physiology (Biomedical Sciences) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The secretory vesicle life cycle is central to both nerve transmission and hormonal responses to stimuli. Defects in this process can lead to clinical conditions such as epilepsy, schizophrenia and depression. The secretory vesicle life cycle will be introduced using a variety of different model systems including secretory cells and central neurones. The molecular mechanism of the different steps in the vesicle life cycle will then be discussed, including vesicle biogenesis, exocytosis, endocytosis and trafficking. This will include a discussion of the role of proteins essential for these processes. Current experimental approaches used to investigate the physiology of these processes will also be described and demonstrated. Teaching will be delivered using a combination of lectures, demonstrations and student presentations. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None. |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Increased understanding of biological processes.
Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later. |
Assessment Information
| 100% Written exam |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | PHYSNeurotransrel |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Mike Ludwig
Tel: (0131 6)50 3275
Email: Mike.Ludwig@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Patricia Law
Tel: (0131 6)50 3161
Email: Anne.Law@ed.ac.uk |
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