Refresher Course on Cellular Homeostasis

Refresher Course on Cellular Homeostasis
from APS Education online
Organizers:Michael F. Romero, Ph.D. and Jeffrey C. Freedman, Ph.D.

The goal of this Refresher Course was to provide an overview of recent advances in areas of cellular homeostasis. The talks provided information that may not be readily available in a standard textbook.

In the beginning ... There was the cell (ppt file)
Michael F. Romero, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University

Generation of the Membrane Potential (ppt file)
Steven H. Wright, Ph.D., University of Arizona College of Medicine

Ion Homeostasis, Channels, and Transporters: An Update on Cellular Mechanisms (ppt file)
George R. Dubyak, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University

Cellular Volume Homeostasis (ppt file)
Kevin Strange, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Cellular pH Homeostasis (ppt file)
Walter F. Boron, M.D., Ph.D., Yale University

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Refresher Course on Respiratory Physiology

Refresher Course on Respiratory Physiology
from APS Education online

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Introduction L. Britt Wilson, Ph.D. University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Mechanics of Breathing John B. West, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc. University of California, San Diego School of Medicine

Alveolar Ventilation/Diffusion of Gases Stephen E. DiCarlo, Ph.D. Wayne State University School of Medicine

Ventilation/Perfusion Matching Robb W. Glenny, M.D. University of Washington

Cardiopulmonary Integration Michael G. Levitzky, Ph.D. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

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Refresher Course on GI Physiology

Refresher Course on GI Physiology
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Modeling GI Disease: Translating Symptoms into Mechanisms Stephen M. Collins, M.D. McMaster University

Non-Neural Regulation of Motility Kenton M. Sanders, Ph.D. University of Nevada School of Medicine

Enteric Neural Circuits: How They Work and What Happens When They Don’t Gary M. Mawe, Ph.D. University of Vermont

New Ways of Thinking About (and Teaching About) Intestinal Epithelial Function Kim E. Barrett, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego

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