BookThomas D. Pollard, William C. Earnshaw, Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, Graham T. Johnson.
Summary: The much-anticipated 3rd edition of Cell Biology delivers comprehensive, clearly written, and richly illustrated content to today's students, all in a user-friendly format. Relevant to both research and clinical practice, this rich resource covers key principles of cellular function and uses them to explain how molecular defects lead to cellular dysfunction and cause human disease. Concise text and visually amazing graphics simplify complex information and help readers make the most of their study time.
Contents:
Sect. I: Introduction to cell biology
Sect. II: Chemical and physical background
Sect. III: Chromatin, chromosomes, and the cell nucleus
Sect. IV: Central dogma: from gene to protein
Sect. V: Membrane structure and function
Sect. VI: Cellular organelles and membrane trafficking
Sect. VII: Signaling mechanisms
Sect. VIII: Cellular adhesion and the extracellular matrix
Sect. IX: Cytoskeleton and cellular motility
Sect: X: Cell cycle.