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Main Title Essential cell biology /
Author Alberts, Bruce,
Publisher W.W. Norton & Company,
Year Published 2019
OCLC Number 1048014962
ISBN 9780393679533; 0393679535; 9780393680379; 0393680371; 9780393680386; 039368038X; 9780393680362; 0393680363; 9780393680393; 0393680398
Subjects Cytology ; Molecular biology ; Biochemistry ; Cell physiology ; Cell Physiological Phenomena ; Cell Biology ; Biochemical Phenomena ; Cellular Structures ; SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Biology--General ; SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Biology--Microbiology ; SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Biology--Molecular Biology ; Cytologie ; Molekularbiologie ; Celle
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EHBM  QH581.2.E78 2019 CEMM/ACESD Library/Narragansett,RI 10/04/2022
Edition Fifth edition.
Collation 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm
Notes
Includes index.
Contents Notes
Cells: the fundamental units of life -- Chemical components of cells -- Energy, catalysis, and biosynthesis -- Protein structure and function -- DNA and chromosomes -- DNA replication and repair -- From DNA to protein: how cells read the genome -- Control of gene expression -- How genes and genomes evolve -- Analyzing the structure and function of genes-- Membrane structure -- Transport across cell membranes -- How cells obtain energy from food -- Energy generation in mitochondria and chloroplasts -- Intracellular compartments and protein transport -- Cell signaling -- Cytoskeleton -- The cell division cycle -- Sexual reproduction and genetics -- Cell communities: tissues, stem cells, and cancer. Cell biology is taught in classrooms around the world to provide students with a firm conceptual grounding in biology. This text provides basic, core knowledge about how cells work and uses colour images and diagrams to emphasize concepts and aid understanding.