BPH 405 - Biophysical Basics:Processes

Institution:

University at Buffalo

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Description:

Credits: 4 Prerequisites: permission of instructor Corequisites: None Type: LEC/REC The first third covers basic physicochemical concepts of various properties related to cell membrane transport: osmotic pressure, permeability, membrane potential, excitability of nervous tissues and various ion channels. The remaining two-thirds are spent by instructors from various laboratories give introductory sessions on respective up-dated topics in their research fields: endocytic recycling in cells, extocytosis in synapses, membrane fusion, ion channel kinetics, ligand-gated ion channels, membrane mechanics, axonal properties, protein folding, and protein-nucleic acid interaction with optical trapping method. This course is dual listed with BPH 505.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.buffalo.edu

Phone Number:

(716) 645-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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