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Molecular cell biology / Harvey Lodish [and 7 others].
Levy Dental Medicine Library - Stacks QH581.2 .M655 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lodish, Harvey F., author.
- Berk, Arnold, author.
- Kaiser, Chris, author.
- Krieger, Monty, author.
- Bretscher, Anthony, author.
- Ploegh, Hidde L., author.
- Amon, Angelika, author.
- Martin, Kelsey C., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cytology.
- Molecular biology.
- Cells.
- Cell Biology.
- Molecular Biology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Cells.
- Cell Biology.
- Molecular Biology.
- Genre:
- Textbooks.
- Portraits.
- Physical Description:
- xl, 1170, G-28, I-36 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- Eighth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : W.H. Freeman-Macmillan Learning, [2016]
- Summary:
- With its acclaimed author team, cutting-edge content, emphasis on medical relevance, and coverage based on key experiments, Molecular Cell Biology has justly earned an impeccable reputation as an exciting and authoritative text. Avoiding an encyclopedic approach, the book grounds its coverage in the experiments that define our understanding of cell biology, engaging students with the exciting breakthroughs that define the field's history and point to its future. The authors, all world-class researchers and teachers, incorporate medically relevant examples where appropriate to help illustrate the connections between cell biology and health and human disease. -- Publisher.
- Contents:
- pt. I, Chemical and molecular foundations :
- Molecules, cells, and model organisms
- Chemical foundations
- Protein structure and function
- Culturing and visualizing cells.
- pt. II, Biomembranes, genes, and gene regulation :
- Fundamental molecular genetic mechanisms
- Molecular genetic techniques
- Biomembrane structure
- Genes, genomics, and chromosomes
- Transcriptional control of gene expression
- Post-transcriptional gene control.
- pt. III, Cellular organization and function :
- Transmembrane transport of ions and small molecules
- Cellular energetics
- Moving proteins into membranes and organelles
- Vesicular traffic, secretion, and endocytosis
- Signal transduction and G protein, coupled receptors
- Signaling pathways that control gene expression
- Cell organization and movement I: microfilaments
- Cell organization and movement II: microtubules and intermediate filaments
- The Eukaryotic cell cycle.
- pt. IV, Cell growth and differentiation :
- Integrating cells into tissue
- Stem cells, cell asymmetry, and cell death
- Cells of the nervous system
- Immunology
- Cancer.
- Notes:
- Preceded by Molecular cell biology / Harvey Lodish [and others]. 7th ed. 2013.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781464183393
- 1464183392
- 9781464187445
- 1464187444
- OCLC:
- 949909675
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