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Undergraduate Course: Neurotransmitter Mechanisms A (PHBM10013)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaPharmacology (Biomedical Sciences) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course description'Neurotransmitter Mechanisms A' will be organised and examined as a pair with 'Neurotransmitter Mechanisms B'. By reference to important topical issues in cellular neuropharmacology the course aims to evaluate:
1. The properties of ion channels involved in regulating neuronal excitability. Emphasis will be placed on linking the molecular structure of ion channels to their function.
2. Modulation of the activity of ion channels by metabotropic neurotransmitter receptors. We will explore how combinations of electrophysiological, molecular and pharmacological techniques have been used to investigate the pathways by which this modulation occurs.
3. The functional consequences of ion channel modulation for neuronal excitability and, in particular, the mechanisms by which neurotransmitters modulate either their own release or that of other neurotransmitters.
The course will be delivered through a co-ordinated programme of lectures, tutorials and student-led problem solving sessions. Laboratory work, designed to illustrate the principles of neuronal excitability and to help demystify the electrophysiological methods used by researchers in this field, forms an integral component of the course.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Pharmacology 3 (BIME09003) AND Physiology 3 (BIME09004)
Co-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students also take Neurotransmitter Mechanisms B (PHBM10014) OR Nature of Receptors Core (PHBM10005) OR General Neuroscience (NEBM10006)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Med And VetLecture1-11 09:00 - 17:00
First Class First class information not currently available
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Neurotransmitter Mechanisms A2:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Increased undertanding of biological processes.
Detailed learningoutcomes will be provided later.
Assessment Information
100% Written Examination.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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KeywordsPHARMNTMA
Contacts
Course organiserProf James Mcculloch
Tel: (0131 6)51 1906
Email: james.mcculloch@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Caroline Morris
Tel: (0131 6)51 3255
Email: c.d.morris@ed.ac.uk
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