Boost grades with an illustrated Cell Biology quick-study guide. You will use it from an undergraduate school all the way to medical school. FREE Cell chapter in trial version.

Audience

Intended for everyone interested in Biology, particularly undergraduate and graduate life science students, medical students, nursing, and dental students.

Features

• Fully illustrated.
• Written in clear, concise format.
• Detailed description on cell components and biochemical processes.
• Difficult concepts are explained in simple terms.
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Table of Contents

Cell: Cell membrane | Cytoskeleton | Genetic material | Organelles | Prokaryotic cells | Eukaryotic cells | Growth and metabolism | Creation of new cells | Protein synthesis | Origins of cells | History

Types of Cells: Prokaryotes | Bacteria | Groups | Gram-positive | Gram-negative | Cyanobacteria | Archaea | Eukaryotes | Comparison of eukaryotic and procariotic cells | Plant Cells | Comparison of animal and plant cells

Bacterial cell structure: Cell envelope | Cytoplasmic membrane | Surface structures | Intracellular structures | Endospores

Cell Components: Cell wall | Cell membrane | Chloroplast | Cilium | Centriole | Centrosome | Glyoxysome | Cytoplasm | Cytoskeleton | Endoplasmic reticulum | Flagellum | Golgi apparatus | Lysosome | Melanosome | Mitochondria | Mitotic spindle | Nucleus | Nucleolus | Peroxisome | Plasmodesmata | Plastid | Ribosome | Vacuole | Vesicle

Cellular Respiration: Aerobic respiration | Theoretical yields | Anaerobic respiration | Fermentation | ATP

Mitochondria: Functions | Oxidative phosphorylation | Oxidative decarboxylation | Electron transport | Mitochondrial DNA | Reproduction | Origin

Photosynthesis:  Chloroplast | Plastid | Plant photosynthesis | Photosynthesis in algae and bacteria | Discovery | Molecular production | Bioenergetics | Factors affecting photosynthesis | Light reaction | Dark reaction | Carbon Fixation | Calvin cycle | Pigments: Chlorophyll | Carotenoids | Xanthophyll | Cytochrome | Phycobilin | Bacteriorhodopsin

Cytoskeleton: Actin | Myosin | Intermediate filament | Flagellin | Microtubule | Kinesin | Dynein | Cell Movement

Cell Membrane: Phospholipids | Cholesterol | Diffusion | Osmosis | Electrochemical gradient | Membrane permeability | Passive transport | Facilitated diffusion | Ion channel | Active transport | The ATP-Dependent Na/K Pump | V-ATPase | Exocytosis | Endocytosis | Cell wall | Cell envelope | Chitin | Peptidoglycan

Cell Adhesion: Families of cell adhesion molecules | Immunoglobulin Family | Integrins | Cadherin | Selectin

Genome: Gene | Chromosomes | Homologous chromosomes | Karyotype | Locus | Chromatin: Euchromatin | Heterochromatin | Histone | Nucleosome | Somatic Cell | Gametes: Ovum | Sperm | Human Genome

DNA: DNA replication | Topoisomerase | Helicase | DNA Polymerase | Replication fork | Homologous Recombination | Mitochondrial DNA | Genetic code | Gene expression | DNA Repair | Recombinant DNA | Antisense

RNA: Transcription | Prokaryotic transcription | Eukaryotic transcription | RNA Polymerases | Regulation of Transcription in Eukaryotes | Activator | Coactivator | Enhancer | Promoter | mRNA | Post-transcriptional modification | Splicing | Intron | Exon | Alternative splicing | Polyadenylation | 5' cap | tRNA | Non-coding RNA | siRNA | RNA Degradation

Protein Biosynthesis: Translation of mRNA | Ribosome | Posttranslational modification | Protein Folding | Protein Structure | Regulation of Protein Function | Protein Degradation

Cell division: Prokaryotic binary fission | Eukaryotic Cell Cycle | Mitosis: Prophase | Prometaphase | Metaphase | Anaphase | Telophase | Cytokinesis | Meiosis | Genetic recombination | Chromosomal crossover | Fertilization | Cell Cycle Regulation | Apoptosis | Cancer

Cell Signaling: Types of signals | Transmembrane receptors | Nuclear receptors | Signal Amplification | Second messenger | Calcium | Enzymes

Chemistry Review: Covalent bond | Non-covalent bonds | Ionic bond | Hydrogen bond | Van der Waals attractions | Hydrophilic | Hydrophobic | Polarity | pH | Acid | Alkaline | Base | Reduction and oxidation | Hydrolysis

Biomolecules: Carbohydrates | Monosaccharides | Disaccharide | Polysaccharide | Lipids | Fatty Acids | Triglyceride | Proteins | Amino Acids | Nucleic acids | DNA | RNA | Adenin | Cytosine | Guanine | Thymine | Uracil