2 (1+1) Zoo 534 Physiology of Hormones

Objective To provide the student with informations about the physiological actions of hormones in regulating various body functions. Contents Cellular and organismal action of hormones in vertebrates. Regulation of hormone secretion, mechanism of action of hormones, hormones and blood suger, hormonal regulation of body fluids, regulation of calcium and phosphorus metabolism, hormonal regulation of metabolic rate, food intake and body composition and growth, hormonal regulation of reproduction. Hormones and animal behaviour, hormones and homeostasis.