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Hypothalamo-pituitary axis, Hormones of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland. Pharmacology of: anti-thyroid drugs. Parathyroid hormone and Calcitonin. Anterior pituitary hormones and related substances. Insulin and oral hypoglycaemic and hyperglycaemic agents. Oestrogen and progesterone – |Oral contraceptives and Fertility agents). Androgen and Anabolic steroids. Practical: Designed to reflect the topics covered.

Concept of Entrepreneurship (Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship/Corporate Entrepreneurship). Theories, rationale and relevance of entrepreneurship (Schumpeterian and other perspectives, risk-taking, necessity and opportunity-based entrepreneurship and creative destruction). Characteristics of entrepreneurs (Opportunity seeker, risk taker, natural and nurtured, problem solver and change agent, innovator and creative thinker). Entrepreneurial thinking (Critical thinking, reflective thinking, and creative thinking). Innovation (Concept of innovation, dimensions of innovation, change and innovation, Knowledge and innovation). Enterprise formation, partnership and networking (Basics of business plan, forms of business ownership, business registration and forming alliances and joint ventures). Contemporary entrepreneurship issues (Knowledge, skills and technology, intellectual property, virtual office, networking). Entrepreneurship in Nigeria (Biography of inspirational entrepreneurs, youth and women entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship support institutions, youth enterprise networks and environmental and cultural barriers to entrepreneurship). Basic principles of e-commerce.

Definitions, historical and religious basis of ethnomedicine – The medicine of Avicena, Esculapius and Galen. Key events in the development of modern Pharmacy including examples of important drugs developed from ethnopharmacology (the Calabar bean, South American arrow poison, Coca chewing and opium poppy smoking of the American Indians and many others). Race and cultural influence of traditional medicine, Herbal medicine and orthodox medicine – Homeopath; Naturopaths, Chinese acupuncture African Medicine. Socio-economic, politico-religious and technological influence on drug development and medical practice. Process of drug discovery using ethnopharmacology (information sources, extraction (solvent consideration and process), scientific investigation (tests for biological activity, bioassay, clinical trial). Challenges/issues of drug discovery from natural products (in collection, extraction and preparation, biological variation, loss of species, loss of knowledge, issues of Intellectual Property Rights) and desirability or not of merging orthodox and traditional medical practices. WHO strategy to address the challenges. The African pharmacopoeia.

Introductory chemistry of amino acids, their properties, reactions and biological functions. Classification of amino acids: neutral, basic and acidic; polar and non-polar; essential and non- essential amino acids. Peptides. Introductory chemistry and classification of proteins. Biological functions of proteins. Methods of their isolation, purification and identification. Primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures of proteins. Basic principles of tests for proteins and amino acids. Introductory chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids. Nomenclature of nucleosides and nucleotides, effects of acid and alkali on hydrolysis of nucleic acids. Physiology Courses (for the BSc Pharmacology Degree)

Cell structure and organisation. functions of cellular organelles. characteristics and classification of living things. chromosomes, genes their relationships and importance. General reproduction. Interrelationships of organisms (competitions, parasitism, predation, symbiosis, commensalisms, mutualism, saprophytism). Heredity and evolution (introduction to Darwinism and Lamarckism, Mendelian laws, explanation of key genetic terms). Elements of ecology and types of habitat.

Basic characteristics, identification and classification of viruses, bacteria and fungi. A generalised survey of the plant and animal kingdoms based mainly on the study of similarities and differences in the external features. Ecological adaptations. Briefs on physiology to include nutrition, respiration, circulatory systems, excretion, reproduction, growth and development.

Common laboratory hazards: prevention and first aid. Measurements in biology. Uses and care of microscope. Compound and dissecting microscope. Biological drawings and illustration, scaling, accuracy and proportion; use of common laboratory apparatus and laboratory experiments designed to illustrate the topics covered in BIO 101.

Anatomy of flowering plants, primary vegetative body: stem, leaf and root to show the mature tissues namely parenchyma, collenchyma, sclerenchyma, xylem and phloem. Types of fruits and seeds. Care and use of dissecting kits and other biological wares. Dissection and general histology of animal tissues based on vertebrate forms. Morphology and functions of epithelial, muscular, nervous and connective tissues. Examination of various groups of lower invertebrates under microscopes, identification of various groups of organisms in Animal Kingdom. And any experiment designed to emphasise the practical aspects of topics in BIO 102.

Atoms, molecules and chemical reactions. Modern electronic theory of atoms. Electronic configuration, periodicity and building up of the periodic table. Hybridization and shapes of simple molecules. Valence Forces. Structure of solids. Chemical equations and stoichiometry. Chemical bonding and intermolecular forces. Kinetic theory of matter. Elementary thermochemistry. Rates of reaction. Equilibrium and thermodynamics. Acids, bases and salts. Properties of gases. Redox reactions and introduction to electrochemistry. Radioactivity.

Historical survey of the development and importance of Organic Chemistry. Fullerenes as fourth allotrope of carbon, uses as nanotubules, nanostructures, nanochemistry. Electronic theory in organic chemistry. Isolation and purification of organic compounds. Determination of structures of organic compounds including qualitative and quantitative analysis in organic chemistry. Nomenclature and functional group classes of organic compounds. Introductory reaction mechanism and kinetics. Stereochemistry. The chemistry of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alcohols, ethers, amines, alkyl halides, nitriles, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives. The Chemistry of selected metals and non-metals. Comparative chemistry of group IA, IIA and IVA elements. Introduction to transition metal chemistry.