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Comprehensive experiment—clinical biochemistry: Determination of blood glucose and triglycerides in normal and diabetic rats
Author(s) -
Jiao Li,
Xiujuan Shi,
Juan Wang,
Song Jia,
Lei Xu,
Guotong Xu,
Lixia Lu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
biochemistry and molecular biology education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1539-3429
pISSN - 1470-8175
DOI - 10.1002/bmb.20836
Subject(s) - biochemistry , carbohydrate metabolism , physiology , diabetes mellitus , medicine , endocrinology , chemistry
For second year medical students, we redesigned an original laboratory experiment and developed a combined research‐teaching clinical biochemistry experiment. Using an established diabetic rat model to detect blood glucose and triglycerides, the students participate in the entire experimental process, which is not normally experienced during a standard clinical biochemistry exercise. The students are not only exposed to techniques and equipment but are also inspired to think more about the biochemical mechanisms of diseases. When linked with lecture topics about the metabolism of carbohydrates and lipids, the students obtain a better understanding of the relevance of abnormal metabolism in relation to diseases. Such understanding provides a solid foundation for the medical students' future research and for other clinical applications. © 2014 The Authors Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 43(1):47–51, 2015.