Module code | DFS 311 |
Qualification | Undergraduate |
Faculty | Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences |
Module content | Homeostasis and Homeorhesis in animals: Thermoregulation. Adaptation of glucose, lipid and protein metabolism in response to short and long-term changes in the supply and balance of nutrients and to changes in tissue demand for nutrients during different physiological states. Deviations from normal homeostasis, metabolic diseases and the prevention thereof. Pathogenesis of inflammation and infections; immunity. |
Module credits | 10.00 |
Programmes | |
Prerequisites | DAF 200 GS |
Contact time | 2 lectures per week |
Language of tuition | Module is presented in English |
Department | Animal and Wildlife Sciences |
Period of presentation | Semester 1 |
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