Cr. to be arranged. Membrane Biophysics and Electrophysiology. Intermediate level treatment of electrophysiology and transport processes inexcitable membranes including nerve, cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscles. Muscle Biophysics and Physiology. Intermediate level course surveying the structural properties of striated and smooth muscle with emphasis on mammalian skeletal muscle.
Recent literature is considered according to special interests of instructors and students.
Advanced Topics in Cardiovascular Pharmacology. Mechanisms of action of drugs used in cardiac and blood vessel disease. Organ systems, cellular and molecular emphasis. Cardiac mechanics, fluid dynamics, electrocardiograms, macrocirculation and microcirculation. Biochemical mechanisms underlying the behavioral effects of psychoactive drugs.