| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Physical description |
xliii, 1294 pages, 67 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. The Evolution of the Cell -- 2. Small Molecules, Energy, and Biosynthesis -- 3. Macromolecules: Structure, Shape, and Information -- 4. How Cells Are Studied -- 5. Protein Function -- 6. Basic Genetic Mechanisms -- 7. Recombinant DNA Technology -- 8. The Cell Nucleus -- 9. Control of Gene Expression -- 10. Membrane Structure -- 11. Membrane Transport of Small Molecules and the Ionic Basis of Membrane Excitability -- 12. Intracellular Compartments and Protein Sorting -- 13. Vesicular Traffic in the Secretory and Endocytic Pathways -- 14. Energy Conversion: Mitochondria and Chloroplasts -- 15. Cell Signaling -- 16. The Cytoskeleton -- 17. The Cell-Division Cycle -- 18. The Mechanics of Cell Division -- 19. Cell Junctions, Cell Adhesion and the Extracellular Matrix -- 20. Germ Cells and Fertilization -- 21. Cellular Mechanisms of Development -- 22. Differentiated Cells and the Maintenance of Tissues -- 23. The Immune System -- 24. Cancer. |
| Summary |
Biological research is in an explosive phase, driven by a new awareness of the basic unity of all life forms. Today, the key to a problem about neurons, plant cells, or cancer may lie in research on yeasts, frogs, or flies. More than ever before, molecular genetics is showing us how to recognize and exploit such connections and is forcing us to reflect on the ancient origins of the components from which we are made. In surveying cell biology, one does not know whether to marvel more at the endless variety of living systems or at the fundamental similarities in the mechanisms by which all cells operate. |
| Other author |
Alberts, Bruce.
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| Subject |
Cytology.
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Molecular biology.
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| ISBN |
0815316194 (hardcover) |
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0815316208 (paperback) |
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