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BIOL0203-2

Introduction to cell biology


Duration :20h Th, 10h Pr
Credits/ECTS :
1st year of a Bachelor's degree in biological sciences3
Holder(s) :Marc Thiry
Course contents : First part : The structural basis of the life
1. The chemical composition of the living creatures
2. The structure of the living creatures
3. The cell periphery
4. The cell nucleus
5. the endoplasmic reticulum
6. The Golgi apparatus
7. The lysosomes
8. The peroxysomes
9. The mitochondria
10.The Chloroplasts
11.The cell filaments
12.Comparison between the procaryotic cell and the eucaryotic cell
Second Part : The life continuity
13.The cell multiplication
14.The reproduction of organisms
Course objective : The course is devoted to the study of the structure and the functions of the cell, common denominator of the living matter. The modes of cell multiplication and reproduction are also examined.
Prerequisites : Not available
Workshops : 1. Morphological study of the cell
2. Osmose and membrane permeability
3. Cell energetics
4. Mitosis, cell cycle, meiosis
Organization : Not available
Written notes : Reference books :
- Biologie générale. P. Van Gansen Ed. Masson
- Biologie cellulaire. M. Maillet. Ed. Masson
- Biologie et physiologie cellulaires. A. Berkaloff et al. Ed. Hermann
- Une visite de la cellule vivante. Ch. De Duve. Ed. De Boeck
Assessment : A written test about all the matter (theory and practice)is organized during the january exams.
Contacts : Thiry Marc
Laboratory of cell biology
Institut A. Swaen (Building L3) 20, rue de pitteurs, 4020 Liège
Phone number : 32 4 3665160
E-mail : mthiry@ulg.ac.be
Remarks : Not available




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