Advanced Comparative Physiology

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This course focuses on the central principles of homeostasis, physiological adaptation, and the evolution of organismal design and function, mostly in vertebrates. We will explore these principles in various physiological systems, including the endocrine, nervous, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, reproductive and renal systems. We will examine each system at the organ and tissue levels as well as many of the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie their function, as well as the best practices to study them.