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Essential cell biology /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alberts, Bruce (Author), Heald, Rebecca, 1963- (Author), Hopkin, Karen (Author), Johnson, Alexander (Alexander D.) (Author), Morgan, David Owen, 1958- (Author), Roberts, K. (Keith) (Author), Walter, Peter (Professor) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2023].
Edition:Sixth edition.
Subjects:
Cytology > Textbooks.
Molecular biology > Textbooks.
Biochemistry > Textbooks.
Cell physiology > Textbooks.
Table of Contents:
  • 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 cycle
  • Sexual reproduction and genetics
  • Cell communities : tissues, stem cells, and cancer.