ANSC645

Focus is placed on advanced studies of comparative gastrointestinal physiology and the pathophysiology of diseases involved in animal or human-related research. A comparative approach will be presented for much of this material, using the human, canine, porcine, equine, bovine, and avian when information is available. The ultimate aim of the course is to provide a advanced knowledge of comparative gastrointestinal pathophysiology, and to give students an insight into the current field of human and veterinary gastroenterology. Students should be comfortable understanding and evaluating cutting edge literature by the end of the course, and should acquire a greater understanding of potential digestive disease areas.