2011-2012 Academic Catalog 
    
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2011-2012 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIOL 234 - Signal Transduction

Type of Course: Lecture
An advanced course exploring the various molecular and biochemical pathways through which cells communicate with themselves and the extracellular environment. Topics include protein phosphorylation, G-proteins, phospholipid metabolism, the action of oncogenes and several ionic signaling pathways. Both lectures and student presentations of papers culled from current literature.

Prerequisites: BIOL 137  or BIOL 271  or permission of instructor.