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Syllabus 2016-17 - 10213006 - Biological Bases of Human Reproduction (Bases biológicas de la reproducción humana)

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DEGREE: Grado en Biología
FACULTY: FACULTY OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2016-17
COURSE: Biological Bases of Human Reproduction
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: Biological Bases of Human Reproduction
CODE: 10213006 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2016-17
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 2
ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 YEAR: 4 SEMESTER: SC
2. LECTURER BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: TORRES LÓPEZ, MARÍA ISABEL
DEPARTMENT: U103 - BIOLOGÍA EXPERIMENTAL
FIELD OF STUDY: 050 - BIOLOGÍA CELULAR
OFFICE NO.: B3 - B3-361 E-MAIL: mitorres@ujaen.es P: 212762
WEBSITE: -
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9309-3837
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 2
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION

Therorical Contents

Item 1. Biological Basis of Human Reproduction. Endocrine system. Male reproductive system. Female reproductive system.

Item 2.Gametogénesis. Spermatogenesis. Ovogénesis.Ovulation. Endocrine control of ovulation

Item 3. Fertilization. Embryonic Development. Transportation sperm and egg. Sperm capacitation and activation. Stages of embryonic development. Gastrulation. Neurulation. Organogenesis

Item 4.Bases Sterility. Identification of the causes of infertility. Female infertility. Male infertility. Specific categories of infertility: genetic infertility. Diagnosis sterility. Infertility Treatment: ovulation induction, artificial insemination fertilization "in vitro" sperm injection. Transfer

Item 5. Seminal analysis and testing of semen. Sperm Bank

Item 6.Techniques Assisted Reproduction: MACS. IMSI. DGP. "Screening" aneuploidy. "Hatching" assisted

Item 7. In Vitro Embryo. Observation and selection of embryos. Embryo culture. Co-culture techniques. Freezing and storing embryos. Defreeze embryos

Item 8. Multiplicación Gamete and Embryo. Reproductive process. Handling. Cloning. Nuclear transfer. Cloning techniques. Cloning applications. Ethical considerations of cloning

Item 9. Sex Determination. Gonadal properties. Phenotypic characteristics. Molecular sex determination. Determination sexing techniques

Item 10.Cryobiology. Paternal and maternal preservation inheritance-Preservation embryos. Embryo Microscopic evaluation Vitrification

Item 11. Genetic diagnosis . Pre-implantation diagnosis. Prenatal diagnosis methods.

Item 12. Laboratory Biosafety in Assisted Reproduction. General principles of biological safety. Biosafety in cryopreservation. Transport of reproductive biological material. Protocols. Evaluation of biological risks

Item 13. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Assisted Human Reproduction. Spanish and European legislation. Ethical issues in research and experimentation

Item 14. Basic and applied investigation in Human Reproduction

PRACTICE CONTENTS

 

Practice 1. Performing Seminogram. Comparison of fresh semen and cryoperserved samples with different composition diluents

 

Practice 2. Study changes in sperm motility and morphology at different pHs. In vitro study

 

Practice 3. Effect of increased scrotal temperature on sperm

 

Practice 4. Determinate the expression of androgen receptors in male reproductive system by immunohistochemistry

 

Practice 5. Determinate Estrogen Receptor by Immunohistochemistry in female reproductive system

 

Practice 6. Astral cycle of the mouse female reproductive system

 

Practice 7. Histological Study of Female reproductive system

 

Practice 8. Quantification the expression of estrogen in the ovary, uterus and fallopian and androgen receptors in testis

 

Practice 9 and 10. Visit the assisted reproduction unit

 

 

4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY

Lecture   (Theory): Lectures in Spanish including the main theoretical concepts.   English teaching materials

Lecture   (Practice):  Practical classes (in Spanish).   English teaching materials

Seminars:   Reports focused on given issues of the program contents; oral academic   presentation of the written reports (in Spanish and English).

Tutorials   in English.

Exam   in English

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

5. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY

The students must demonstrate knowledge of the theorical content by exam (60% of the final grade). For the evaluation of the knowledge of the subject will be a theoretical written exam. The student must achieve a grade equal to or higher than 5 out of 10 to pass the theoretical part.

 Is requisite the Obligatory Assistance to laboratory practices. The student must work and present a comprehensive notebook practices where answers to the questions that arise and present the results in practice sessions conducted which will be evaluated and will match 20% of the final grade.

Those students who do not make the practices will not have the 20% for practices in the computation of the final grade.

 The seminar activities is 10% of the final grade will be evaluated by the teacher which will take into account attendance, performing the same, and the exhibition of the works. Represents 10% of the final grade. Students who do not perform these activities on a continuous basis may undertake an oral examination consisting of a presentation of a topic related to the theoretical and practical content of the course.

Attendance at practices and  seminars activities will be evaluated and 10% of the final grade

It is possible to pass the course with continuous assessment, without requiring the final theory exam as long as the performance of all academic activities: theoretical, practical and seminars and are overcome with a grade equal to or greater than 5 out of 10

6. BOOKLIST
MAIN BOOKLIST:
  • Biology of human reproduction. Edition: -. Author: Piñón, Ramón. Publisher: Sausalito, Calif. : University Science Books, cop. 2002  (Library)
  • Essential reproduction. Edition: 6th ed. Author: Johnson, Martin H.. Publisher: Oxford [etc.] : Blackwell Science, 2007  (Library)
  • Cambridge guide to infertility management and assisted reproduction [Recurso electrónico]. Edition: -. Author: Meniru, Godwin I. (Godwin Ikechukwu), 1960-. Publisher: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
  • Sperm biology: an evolutionary perspective. Edition: 1st ed.. Author: -. Publisher: Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier Academic Press, 2009.  (Library)
ADDITIONAL BOOKLIST:
  • Environmental impacts on reproductive health and fertility. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010  (Library)
  • Stem cells in human reproduction: basic science and therapeutic potential. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Abingdon, U.K. : Informa Healthcare ; Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, cop. 2007  (Library)