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This course is an advanced physiology course that examines mammalian organ function at the molecular level. Important proteins and biochemical events that dictate subcellular and cellular processes will be discussed for every organ system. Material will be presented and discussed in the context of the molecular basis of pathophysiological states of human disease. Topics will include diabetes, essential hypertension, muscular dystrophy, and other genetic diseases. Lectures will be derived from textbook and original literature. Student-led discussions will come from the original research and literature. Lectures and discussions: three hours a week. Evaluation will be based on hourly exams, student-led discussions and/or term papers, and a final exam. Prerequisite: Biology 202, 205 or permission of instructor. Satisfies distribution requirement in major.