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The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center—College of Medicine

Department of Medical Physiology

G. D. Alpini, M. J. Davis, M. R. Forough, H. J. Granger (Head), J. R. Hawker, Jr., X. Huang, L. Kuo, C. J. Meininger, G. A. Meininger, M. Muthuchamy, J. L. Parker, T. V. Peterson, E. E. Smith, E. Wilson, D. C. Zawieja

(MPHY)

601. Methods in Cell Physiology. (3-3). Credit 4.

Fundamental laboratory techniques used to investigate cellular physiology; cell culture and isolation; light microscopy including brightfield, phase, DIC, fluorescent, confocal and widefield deconvolution 3-D techniques; digital and video image processing; immunofluorescence; ELISA; gel electrophoresis; immunoprecipitation; agarose gel electrophoresis; northern, sourthern and western blotting. Prerequisite: Graduate classifiation in medical physiology or medical sciences or approval of instructor.

604. Advanced Cardiovascular Biology I. (4-0). Credit 4.

Biology of cardiogenesis, vasculogenesis and hematopoiesis; function of cardiac and vascular system with integrated molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate cardiovascular network. Prerequisites: MEID 905; MSCI 601 and 602 or approval of department head.

606. Advanced Cardiovascular Biology II. (4-0). Credit 4.

Interactions of the heart and vascular system including neural and humoral control systems.; molecular genetics and pathophysiology of cardiovascular system during the development of diseases; gene therapy approaches in cardiovascular biology. Prerequisite: MPHY 604 or approval of department head.