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Molecular and Cellular Pathophysiology (BE.450)

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States20.450
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2005English
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This course focuses on the fundamentals of tissue and organ response to injury from a molecular and cellular perspective. There is a special emphasis on disease states that bridge infection, inflammation, immunity, and cancer. The systems approach to pathophysiology includes lectures, critical evaluation of recent scientific papers, and student projects and presentations. This term, we focus on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), chronic-active hepatitis, and hepatitis virus infections.

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