MGY440H1 Lecture Notes - Human Papillomavirus Infection, Intestinal Epithelium, Microfold Cell
3 Jun 2013
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Mgy440h - lecture 1 - september 13, 2012. ), influenza (seasonal flu as well as more virulent strains, like the. 1918 flu and h5n1 flu - what factors are associated with virulence?) Ferrets sneeze - they develop symptoms - do not need to kill and dissect - can tell from appearance if ferret is sick/infected - ferrets are model animals ideal for studying influenza. A week to prepare - paper assigned one week before presentation date. Projector available - understand the content, explain the content. Typically use powerpoint to project images, if available. Physical barriers: skin; stomach acidity; mucous secretions; into and out of bloodstream; lung epithelium (ciliated); intestinal epithelium. Some viruses can be inactivated by ph (1-2) of stomach. Villi - tips of villi are columnar cells that are fully differentiated and covered with cilia; in valley between villi are stem cells - with increasing attitude, increasing state of differentiation of cells.
