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UNIT V BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE 9
Basic mechanisms associated with motivation; control of feeding, sleep, hearing and memory; Disorders
associated with the nervous system.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

COURSE OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able
 To know the anatomy and organization of nervous systems.
 To understand the function of nervous systems.
 To analyze how drugs affect cellular function in the nervous system.
 To study about the neurogical mechanism
 To understand the basic mechanisms associated with behavioral science.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Mathews G.G. Neurobiology, 2nd edition, Blackwell Science, UK, 2000.
2. Gordon M. Shepherd G.M, and Shepherd Neurobiology, 3rd Edition Oxford University
3. Press, USA, 1994

REFERENCE BOOK:
1. Mason P., Medical Neurobiology, Oxford University Press, 2011.

BT17E76 STEM CELL TECHNOLOGY L T P C
3 0 0 3

OBJECTIVES:
 To understand the basic principles and fundamentals of stem cell technology
 To study the sources, growth factors and fate of the stem cells
 To learn the techniques to isolate and preserve the stem cells

UNIT I STEM CELLS AND CELLULAR PEDIGREES 9
Scope of stem cells- definition of stem cells- concepts of stem cells- differentiation, maturation, proliferation,
pluripotency, self-maintenance and self renewal - problems in measuring stem cells - preservation protocols.

UNIT II STEM CELL CONCEPT IN PLANTS & ANIMALS 9
Stem cell and founder zones in plants- particularly their roots - stem cells of shoot meristems of higher plants.
Adult stem cells in animals, skeletal muscle stem cell - Mammary stem cells- Intestinal Stem cells-

Keratinocyte stem cells of cornea-skin and hair follicles - Embryonic stem cell biology- factors influencing
proliferation and differentiation of stem cells - hormone role in differentiation.

UNIT III CANCER STEM CELLS 9
Introduction, tumor stem cells, breast cancer stem cells, identification, & signalling in stem cells and cancer
cells

UNIT IV HAEMOPOIETIC STEM CELL 9
Isolation of haemopoietic stem cells, its growth factors and the regulation of haemopoietic stem cells

UNIT V POTENTIAL USES OF STEM CELLS 9
Cellular therapies- vaccines-gene therapy - immunotherapy-tissue engineering - blood and bone marrow- Fc
cells, Ethical issues in stemcells technology, stem cell regulations, debate, social and ethical concerns
associated with it.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

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