02.10,
09.10.
2023

From DNA to PROTEIN

Replication, transcription, translation - the reactions, the enzymes active in the process.
Inhibitors of replication, transcription, translation.
Mutations and polymorphisms.
Human genome.
Cell cycle - phases and their characteristics, regulatory mechanisms.
Transformation of tumor cells, oncogenes, anti-oncogenes.

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Structure and function of proteins.
The extracellular matrix of connective tissue.
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP).
Collagens, elastin - the structure, biosynthesis function.
Immunoglobulins - structure, biosynthesis.
Prions.

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16.10.2023

 Colloquium 1 - 16.10.2023

 23.10,
6.11
2023

 ENZYMES AND COENZYMES

The complete list of topics is in the file below.

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13.11,
21.11
2023

VITAMINS AND TRACE ELEMENTS

The importance of vitamins in metabolism. Sources of vitamins. Hypervitaminosis, hypovitaminosis, avitaminosis - definitions, causes. The mechanisms of action of vitamins.
The chemical structure, the source for the body, role in the metabolism, the daily demand, causes and symptoms of hypovitaminosis: pantothenic acid, vitamin PP, vitamin P.
Anti-vitamins.

Micronutrients, macronutrients - role in the metabolism.
Biochemical function, occurrence, sources for the organism, functions in the metabolism, causes and symptoms of deficiency: zinc, magnesium, cobalt, silica, fluorine.

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27.11

2023

Colloquium 2 - 27.11.2023

 04.12,
11.12.
2023

HORMONES AND CYTOKINES - PART I 

Hormones of hypothalamus, pituitary, pineal gland.
Catecholamines. Calcitonin and parahormon.

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 08.01,
15.01

2024

   HORMONES AND CYTOKINES - PART II

Glucocorticosteroids
Mineralocorticoid
Androgens
Estrogens
Gestagens

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 22.01

2024

 23.01-30.01

2024