Physiology and Biochemistry of Parasites

Habitat and physicochemical requirements; nutrition; absorption; energy stores; energy metabolism in parasitic protozoa and helminths.

Habitat and physicochemical requirements; nutrition; absorption; energy stores; energy metabolism in parasitic protozoa and helminths; Purine and pyrimidine biosynthesis; amino acid metabolism and membrane biology in parasitic protozoa and helminths; Moulting; arrested development; self cure phenomena; Parasitic adaptations and propagation of parasites; Ultra-structure of parasites and its relationship to physiological processes