Endocrinology is a graduate course of two weekly mandatory lecture credits usually given one term (spring semester) a year. This course provides students with a broad understanding of humans/mammalian endocrinology and a comprehensive overview of their endocrine systems as they relate to the roles of glands, hormones, receptors, and molecular signaling pathways in the control of physiological processes including growth, development, metabolism, blood pressure and reproduction, as well as many other necessary functions. The course also develops an advanced understanding of concepts relating to hormone synthesis secretion and transport; hormone-receptor interactions; mechanisms of signal transduction; and the second messenger systems and hormone initiated cellular and molecular responses and the physiology and pathophysiology of hormones and hormone producing tissues.