CLS
412
Advanced Clinical Chemistry II
3 cr.
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: CLS 402.
- Bulletin Year: 2018 - 2019 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
This course focuses on clinically important organic and biochemical molecules such as carbohydrates, proteins, heme-derivatives, lipids, lipo-proteins, hormones, tumor markers, therapeutic drugs, toxins, and drugs of abuse. Focus is given to structure, nomenclature, biochemical mechanism, and the use of these molecules as biomarkers to assess health and disease. Advanced mass spectrometry based technologies used in diagnostic laboratories methods is included.
Notes:This course can be repeated only once.