World Of The Cell With Cd-Rom, International Edn

WAYNE M. BECKER LEWIS J. KLEINSMITH JEFF HARDIN

ISBN 10: 0321312082 ISBN 13: 9780321312082

Publisher: PEARSON, 2008

Synopsis

Continuing the tradition of its widely-praised previous editions, The World of the Cell, 7/e, covers some of the most difficult concepts for readers– bioinformatics, bioenergetics, metabolism, enzyme kinetics, thermodynamics, membrane transport, cell signaling, regulatory mechanisms, transcription and translation, signal transduction, and DNA replication and recombination–at the right level of depth and clarity. KEY TOPICS: A Preview of the Cell, The Chemistry of the Cell, The Macromolecules of the Cell, Cells and Organelles, The Flow of Energy in the Cell, The Catalysts of Life, Their Structure, Function, and Chemistry, Transport Across Overcoming the Permeability Barrier, Chemotrophic Energy Glycolysis and Fermentation, Chemotrophic Energy Aerobic Respiration, Phototrophic Energy Photosynthesis, The Endomembrane System and Peroxisomes, Signal Transduction I. Electrical and Synaptic Signaling in Neurons, Signal Transduction II. Messengers and Receptors, Cytoskeletal Systems, Cellular Motility and Contractility, Beyond the Cell Adhesion, Cell Junctions, and Extracellular Structures, The Structural Basis of Cellular DNA, Chromosomes, and the Nucleus, The Cell Cycle, DNA Replication, and Mitosis, Sexual Reproduction, Meiosis, and Genetic Recombination, Gene I. The Genetic Code and Transcription, Gene II. Protein Synthesis and Sorting, The Regulation of Gene Expression, Cancer Cells, Principles and Techniques of Microscopy.MARKET: For all readers interested in molecular biology.

Edition details

• Publisher: PEARSON
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0321312082
• ISBN 13: 9780321312082
• Binding: Unknown Binding