Quantitative Physiology: Cells and Tissues
Equivalent Courses:
BE.370,
BE.470,
6.021,
6.521,
2.791,
2.794
Prereq.: 2.003 or 6.002 or 6.071 or 10.301; 8.02, 18.03
Harvard Units: Not applicable /
MIT Units: 5-2-5 (G-Level Credit)
Principles of mass transport and electrical signal generation for biological membranes, cells, and tissues. Mass transport through membranes: diffusion, osmosis, chemically mediated, and active transport. Electric properties of cells: ion transport; equilibrium, resting, and action potentials. Kinetic and molecular properties of single voltage-gated ion channels. Laboratory and computer exercises illustrate the concepts.
