Molecular Biology of the Cell

by Bruce Alberts

• ISBN13: 9780815341055
• ISBN10: 0815341059
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-12-31
• Publisher: NORTON

Summary

Now completely revised and updated, this classic text on cell biology includes several new features, including a DVD-ROM with PowerPoint presentations and Media Player videos and animations.

Table of Contents

Special Features
Detailed Contents
Acknowledgments
A Note to the Reader
Introduction to the Cell
Cells and Genomes	p. 1
Cell Chemistry and Biosynthesis	p. 45
Proteins	p. 125
Basic Genetic Mechanisms
DNA, Chromosomes, and Genomes	p. 195
DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination	p. 263
How Cells Read the Genome: From DNA to Protein	p. 329
Control of Gene Expression	p. 411
Methods
Manipulating Proteins, DNA, and RNA	p. 501
Visualizing Cells	p. 579
Internal Organization of the Cell
Membrane Structure	p. 617
Membrane Transport of Small Molecules and the Electrical Properties of Membranes	p. 651
Intracellular Compartments and Protein Sorting	p. 695
Intracellular Vesicular Traffic	p. 749
Energy Conversion: Mitochondria and Chloroplasts	p. 813
Mechanisms of Cell Communication	p. 879
The Cytoskeleton	p. 965
The Cell Cycle	p. 1053
Apoptosis	p. 1115
Cells in Their Social Context
Cell Junctions, Cell Adhesion, and the Extracellular Matrix	p. 1131
Cancer	p. 1205
Sexual Reproduction: Meiosis, Germ Cells, and Fertilization	p. 1269
Development of Multicellular Organisms	p. 1305
Specialized Tissues, Stem Cells, and Tissue Renewal	p. 1417
Pathogens, Infection, and Innate Immunity	p. 1485
The Adaptive Immune System	p. 1539
Glossary
Index
Tables: The Genetic Code, Amino Acids
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