COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YUSUF KUMLUTAŞ

Offered to

Biology

Course Objective

In all of the vertebrate and invertebrate animals, only the group of the poison animals will be taken into consideration in term of systematic, the chemical structure of the venom, venom mechanism, chemical content of poison and their effect with treatment processes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

- Altimari, W. : Venomous Snakes: A Safety Guide for Reptile Keepers. Series Herpetological Circulars. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 1998.
-Halstead, B. W. : Poisonous and venomous marine animals of the world, 2nd edition. 1168 pp + 288 Plates, pages. Darwin Press, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. 1988.
-Rothschild M, von Euw J, Reichstein T.: Cardiac glycosides in the oleander aphid, Aphis nerii. J Insect Physiol 16: 1141 1145,1970.
-Halstead, B. W. (1971). Venomous fishes. In: Burcherl, W., Buckley, E., eds. Venomous Animals and Their Poisons. New York: Academic Press.
-Brown, G.V., Kim, Y.H., Mosher, H.S., Fuhrman, J., Furhman, F.A. : Chemistry and pharmacology of skin toxins from the frog Atelopus zeteki (atelopidtoxin; zetekitoxin). Toxicon, 15: 115-128.1977.
-Dekker, M.: Handbook of Natural Toxins, Volume 5 Reptile and Amphibian Venoms. 712 pp.1991.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will consist of lectures, class discussions, presentations.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Yusuf KUMLUTAŞ
yusuf.kumlutas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 14:00 / 16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes