Cell Biology

This book, Cell Biology, has been especially developed according to the latest UGC syllabus and is meant to cater to the needs of B.Sc. and M.Sc. students of all India universities. It is also immensely useful to the professionals of biology steam.

1. Pedagogically enriched, the book provides engaging chpter-end assessment exercises to enhance and strengthen learning of the readers

2. Boxed items provides extra information on the topics

3. Glossary, serving as a mini dictionary, provides meaning of various key terms of cell biology

4. Selected readings provides further exploration of the subject

1. Introduction

2. Microscopy

3. Tools and Techniques in Cell Biology

4. The Origin of Life

5. Prokaryotic Cell and Eukaryotic Cell

6. Cytosol; Elements, Biomolecules and Properties

7. Amino Acids; Peptides and Proteins

8. Carbohydrates

9. Lipids

10. Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids

11. Tubules and Filaments (Cytoskeleton)

12. Plasma Membrane

13. The Cell Wall

14. Cell Junctions, Cell Adhesion and the Extra-Cellular Matrix (ECM)

15. Bioenergetics and Enzymes

16. Mitochondria (Energy Metabolism)

17. Chloroplasts (Photosynthesis)

18. Biosynthesis of Lipids and Polysaccharides

19. Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

20. Ribosomes

21. Golgi Apparatus

22. Intracellular Protein Sorting or Targeting and Chaperones

23. Vesicular Traffic in the Secretory and Endocytic Pathway

24. Lysosomes

25. Peroxisomes

26. Cell Signalling (Messages, Receptors and Signal Transduction)

27. Electrical Signals in Nerve Cells

28. Centrioles and Basal Bodies

29. Cellular Movement: Muscle Contractility and Amoeboid Movement

30. Microtubule-Based Cell Movement: Cilia and Flagella

31. Nucleus, Nucleopore and Nucleolus

32. Chromosomes

33. Chromosomal Variations: 1. Morphological; 2. Numerical

34. DNA: Molecular Structure

35. DNA: Replication, Repair and Recombination

36. Genes

37. Point Mutation

38. Genetic Code

39. Transcription and mRNAs, rRNAs and tRNAs

40. Protein Synthesis

41. Regulation of Gene Action

42. Cell Commitment

43. Induction

44. Cell Differentiation

45. Stem Cell Concept and Cell Replacement Therapy

46. Cell Growth, Cell Cycle and Mitosis

47. Meiosis and Reproductive Cycle

48. Reproduction

49. Gametogenesis

50. Fertilization

51. Parthenogenesis

52. Aging: The Biology of Senescence

53. Apoptosis (Programmed Cell Death)

54. Cell Culture and Cryopreservation

55. Cell Transformation and Cancer (Biology of Cancer)

56. Effect of Radiation on the Cell

57. Viruses

58. Archaea (Archaebacteria)

59. Bacteria

60. Recombinant DNA Technology