The course will address the complexity of human metabolism and its
regulation, laying the foundations for the understanding of the
biochemical specialization of various tissues (liver, blood and vascular
cells, skeletal and cardiac muscle, adipose tissue, bone tissue, nervous
tissue) , of the metabolic relationships that are established between
organs and of the biochemical processes underlying some pathologies.
Diagnostic aspects will also be addressed.
The course introduces students to the principles underlieing the
biochemical functions of human tissues / organs and their metabolic
relationships
Prerequisites
Biochemistry and physiology knowledge is required
Teaching Methods
Number of hours for Lectures: 48
Total hours of the course (including the time spent in attending lectures,
seminars, private study, examinations): 150
Hours reserved to private study and other individual formative activities:
102
Further information
Office hours: upon e-mail appointment
francesca.cencetti@unifi.it
andrea.morandi@unifi.it
Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Sperimentali e Cliniche "Mario
Serio", viale Morgagni 50, 50134 Firenze
Type of Assessment
The final exam consists of an oral interview aimed to ascertain the
acquisition of knowledge and skills in the subject, i.e. the acquisition of
learning outcomes. The interview consists into three main questions that
the student should be able to deal with in an appropriate, exhaustive as
well as correct manner.
Course program
Nervous system metabolism. Molecular mechanism of vision. Hepatic
metabolism. Erythrocyte metabolism and biochemistry of hemocoagulation. Biochemistry of skeletal muscle and myocardial tissue.
Biochemistry of bone tissue. Biochemistry of adipose tissue. Tumor cell metabolism.