Reproductive Sciences
RHHG5010
This unit covers the following topics: cell structure and function; intracellular signalling and intercellular communication; cryobiology; steroidogenesis; steroid hormones and receptors; peptide hormone biochemistry and receptors; the social interaction of cells; regulation of cell division; molecular motors; contractility of smooth muscle, cilia and flagella; pathogenesis of PA11; rhesus incompatibility; XGR; recurrent abortion; protein structure and function, structure and function of complex carbohydrates; fetal monitoring; ultrasound, amniocentesis, CVS; radiation and thermal stress; birth defects and their causes; immunological processes in reproduction.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 4
Commencing semesters: 1
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: RHHG5010
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: No
Our courses that offer this unit of study
- Master of Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics)
- Master of Science in Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics)
- Master of Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics) and Master of Philosophy
- Master of Science in Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics)/Master of Philosophy