Physiological Endocrinology

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Introduction (historical perspective), General principles of endocrine physiology, The physiological aspects of hormone action, Whole body metabolism, Biosynthesis, chemistry, circulation and metabolism of hormones, Control of secretion, Receptors, Hormone-receptor interactions, Second messenger generation, Gene induction and transduction, Transcriptional regulation and post-transcriptional control, Growth factors, Hematopoietic- immune factors, Nonclassical hormones, Pathophysiology and comparative endocrinology

Weekly Schedule

1) Host selection behavior
2) The effect of chemical and physical factors in choosing host.
3) oviposition behavior and development of immature
4) developed by the host's defense mechanisms against parasitoids
5) superparasitism and parasitoid host interactions
6) Feeding behavior and dietary diversity
7) Nutrition and feeding mechanisms
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Chemical control of behavior.
10) Varieties of chemical communication
11) The chemical contro of host finding, oviposition and defense .
12) Directivity mechanisms
13) chemical factors that affect nutrition.
14) parasitoid ecology
15) The importance of parasitoids biological control
16) Final examination

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Demonstration
6) Group Study
7) Problem Solving

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade	50%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	50%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required