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BIOC0640-1

Special biochemistry of physical effort


Duration :20h Th
Credits/ECTS :
2nd "licence" in physical education3
Holder(s) :Guy Dandrifosse
Substitute(s) :Olivier Peulen
Course contents : A. Introduction
1. Which course program?
2. Remembering of thermodynamics notions
3. ATP and molecules with "high energy level"
4. Biochemical couplage
5. ATP origin
6. Electron drain in anoxia
7. Organs concerned by an effort
B. Study methods in Biochemistry of effort
C. Muscle contraction
1. Striated muscle: morphology, cytology, type, typage
2. The main components of the contraction system: myosin, actin, troponin, actomyosin, other proteins fixing calcium (parvalbumin, calmodulin...)
3. Mechanisms of muscle contraction
4. Ca++ ATPase
5. Muscle action potential (molecular level)
D. Short and heavy exercise ("sprint")
1. Metabolic sequence (remembering)
2. Main muscles concerned
3. Excitement: metabolism activation
4. Effort in anaerobiosis: metabolic sequences concerned
5. Recovery
6. Proton origins
7. Lactate problem
E. Heavy and long exercise ("marathon")
1. Muscles mainly concerned
2. Metabolism (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins)
2.1. Muscle level
2.2. Liver level
2.3. Adipocyte level
Course objective : To apply the information given in general and human biochemistry to a physical exercise.
Prerequisites : General biology, General and human physiology, general and human Biochemistry.
Workshops : No practical course
Organization : The course is given at the 2nd semester. Tuesday from 10 to 12h, pm. It begins at the 1st week of the 2nd semester
Written notes : Not available
Assessment : Written or oral following the students'wish
Contacts : Teacher: G. Dandrifosse, Full Professor
Chemistry Institute - Biochemistry and General Physiology, Building, B6c, 3rd floor (south corridor), 4000 Liege 1 (Sart Tilman).
Tel. : 04/366.35.77 ou 04/366.35.78, Fax : 04/366.28.87, e-mail : g.dandrifosse@ulg.ac.be.
Secretary's office: Sabrina De Iuliis (Tel.: 04/366.35.78)
Welcomes the students all the afternooms (generally), except the mondays and tuesdays of the 1st semester.

Dr. Olivier PEULEN, Assistant, Tel. 043663577, Fax. 043662887. e-mail : olivier.peulen@ulg.ac.be




ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 8/04/2005
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