BIOL 646 Reproductive Physiology
Treatment of reproductive mechanisms in higher vertebrates; particular attention to mammals. Topics include biology of sex, structure-function relationship in male and female reproductive systems, gametogenesis, gonadal steroids, nongonadal endocrine control mechanisms, cyclic reproductive phenomena, insemination and fertilization, viparity, pregnancy, parturition and lactation, fertility and sterility, and effects of environment and nutrition on reproductive processes.
Credits
3
Offered
Offered on occasion