Methods in vivo and in vitro concerning gastrointestinal tract

Duration

15h Th, 10h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

Olivier Peulen

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Methods in vivo and in vitro concerning gastrointestinal tract brings to 2nd year students in Biomedical Sciences Master some practical information regarding the experimental study of the gastrointestinal tract.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Main aims of the teaching can be:
- Gastric cell models - Pancreatic cell models - Intestinal cell models - Measure of digestive motility - Enzymatic assays in the GIT: methods, interpretation and applications - In vivo methods for macromolecular intestinal permeability assays - Ex vivo and in vitro methods for macromolecular intestinal permeability assays - Analysis of intestinal integrity - Analysis of colic flora The topics will be defined regarding student interests.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

General Biochemistry and General Physiology
Biology of the gastrointestinal tract and nutrition

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

to be defined regarding the number of students.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Recommended or required readings

None

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral examination

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Olivier Peulen
Metastasis Research Laboratory
CHU - Tour de Pathologie B23
Tél: 04/366.37.92
E-mail: Olivier.Peulen@ulg.ac.be