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ALS-6314: Endocrinology

Description: Hormones produced in animals and their roles in development, growth, appetite, digestion, metabolism, lactation, reproduction, homeostasis, and behavior. Mechanisms by which hormones act and the factors that regulate the production and action of hormones. Endocrine disorders and hormone-based application in medicine and animal agriculture. Major methodologies in current endocrine research.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: ALS-5304 or ALS-5344

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 15

Average GPA: 3.51 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 35.87%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Honglin Jiang202455.7%42.7%1.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.5011
Francis C Gwazdauskas200862.5%37.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.534

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