GPLS 660 FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS: CELL FUNCTION
This course provides students with a fundamental knowledge of the biophysical properties of cells and cell membranes in lectures and small-group discussions. Topics include diffusion, permeability, osmotic pressure, electrical consequences of ionic gradients, resting membrane potentials, action potential generation and propagation, ionic channel diversity, active transport, epithelial transport, excitation contraction coupling in skeletal muscle, and the mechanical properties of muscle. Emphasis is on the experimental basis of the biophysical properties of cells (a component of the medical physiology course).