Description: (Same as Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology M175B, Neuroscience M101B, and Physiological Science M180B.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, 90 minutes. Requisites: course 115 or M117A (or Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology M175A or Neuroscience M101A or Physiological Science M180A; Neuroscience majors must have grade of C- or better) or Physiological Science 111A, Life Sciences 3, 4 (4 may be taken concurrently). Molecular biology of channels and receptors: focus on voltage dependent channels and neurotransmitter receptors. Molecular biology of supramolecular mechanisms: synaptic transmission, axonal transport, cytoskeleton, and muscle. Classical experiments and modern molecular approaches in developmental neurobiology. P/NP or letter grading.

Units: 5.0