| Description |
xxvii, 776 pages, 67 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction to the study of cell and molecular biology -- 2. The chemical basis of life -- 3. Bioenergetics, enzymes, and metabolism -- 4. The structure of function of the plasma membrane -- 5. Aerobic respiration and the mitochondrion -- 6. Photosynthesis and the chloroplast -- 7. Interactions between cells and their environment -- 8. Cytoplasmic membrane systems : structure, function, and membrane trafficking -- 9. The cytoskeleton and cell motility -- 10. The nature of the gene and the genome -- 11. Gene expression: from transcription to translation -- 12. The cell nucleus and the control of gene expression -- 13. DNA replication and repair -- 14. Cellular reproduction -- 15. Cell signaling and signal transduction : communication between cells -- 16. Cancer -- 17. The immune response -- 18. Techniques in cell and molecular biology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Cytology.
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Molecular biology.
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| Author |
Geer, Peter van der.
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| LC no. |
2004053023 |
| ISBN |
0470042175 hardback |
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