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OSTEOGENESIS AND CONDROGENESIS: MODELS OF BIOCOMPATILITY IN VIVO AND IN
cod. 1000252

Academic year 2008/09
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Anatomia degli animali domestici (VET/01)
Field
Discipline veterinarie e riproduzione animale
Type of training activity
Characterising
30 hours
of face-to-face activities
3 credits
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Learning objectives

The course aims to give at the student a specific knowledge of biotechnological techniques applied to morphological and functional study of tissues, in particular bone tissue.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

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<p>Theoretical part: -<br />
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<p>Bones: <br />
The bony tissues <br />
Histogenesis and ossification <br />
Vascularisation and innervation. <br />
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<p>Bone tissue:<br />
Osteoblasts and osteocytes: structural and functional characteristics <br />
Osteoclasts: structural and functional characteristics <br />
Remodeling and repairing dynamics <br />
Structural organisation of bone tissue. <br />
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<p>Biomaterials employed in orthopaedic and dental field: <br />
Classification <br />
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<p>Biotechnological approaches in the biomaterial research. <br />
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<p>Current legislation on animal experimentation. <br />
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<p>Experimental protocols for evaluation of osteointegration. <br />
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<p>Methods for the osteintegration evaluation: <br />
Histological stains <br />
Polarized light microscopy analysis <br />
Bone vital markers <br />
Histochemical and immunohistochemical reactions. <br />
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The practical activity will focused on: <br />
Histological techniques for processing undecalcified bone tissue with implants for the evaluation of osteointegration<br />
Histolgical stains, histochemical and himmunohistochemical reactions <br />
Observation of histological sections by polarizing light and fluorescence optical microscope <br />
Digitalization and image analysis. </p>
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Full programme

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Bibliography

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<p>The didactical material, consisting of scientific publications and experimental protocol, will be provided during the course.</p>

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