Description
New Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers Cell Biology by S C Rastogi
Especially designed for students and professionals, this textbook presents fundamentals of cell biology, from microscopic to the molecular level, in a relevant and user-friendly manner, supported by excellent diagrams, micrographs and tables.
Key Features
Expanded and up to date coverage of the cell, its ultrastructure and molecular mechanisms in a state of the art style.
Describes metabolic pathways, intracellular protein traffic and protein targeting, receptors and gene regulation.
Includes latest information on JAK-STAT, RAS and other signaling pathways, and mechanism of apoptosis.
Reflects significant advances in cell biology.
Gives application-oriented topics, such as ageing, cancer and recombinant DNA technology.
Contents:
Origin of Life: An Overview
Functional Organisation of Life
Molecules of Life
The Cell Surface
Plasma Membrane: Structure and Functions
Bioenergetics and Biological Catalysis
Mitochondria as Energy Converters
Chloroplasts and Photosynthesis
The Endomembrane System
Intracellular Matrix and Cytoskeleton
The Nucleus
Cell Growth, Division and Reproduction
Chromosomes and Heredity
DNA Replication, Transcription and Translation
Intracellular Protein Traffic and Targeting
Mutations: Source of Variation
Control of Gene Expression
Cell Differentiation
Cell Motility and Contractile Mechanism
Nerve Cells & Excitation
Cell Signaling
Apoptosis
Cancer
Cell Ageing
Recombinant DNA Technology
Tools and Techniques in Cell Biology
Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Biology of Stem Cells
Cell–growth Factors