A tour of the cell
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Introducing the cell
  • 2 How is subcellular organisation studied?
    • 2.1 Electron microscopy
      • Transmission electron microscopy
      • Immunoelectron microscopy
    • 2.2 Cell fractionation
      • Centrifugation
    • Summary of Sections 1 and 2
  • 3 The organisation of prokaryotic cells
    • Summary of Section 3
  • 4 The organisation of eukaryotic cells
    • 4.1 Cell surfaces
    • 4.2 The cytoskeleton
      • Microfilaments
      • Microtubules
      • Intermediate filaments
    • 4.3 The nucleus
      • The arrangement of DNA in the nucleus
      • The nucleolus
      • Nuclear structure and the transport of molecules
    • 4.4 Ribosomes: the sites of protein synthesis
    • 4.5 The endoplasmic reticulum
    • 4.6 Vesicles
    • 4.7 The Golgi apparatus
    • 4.8 Protein secretion from the cell
    • 4.9 Lysosomes and peroxisomes
    • 4.10 Mitochondria
    • 4.11 Chloroplasts
    • 4.12 Vacuoles
    • 4.13 Organelle biogenesis and additional roles
    • Summary of Section 4
  • 5 Cell interactions in tissues
    • 5.1 Extracellular matrix
    • 5.2 Cell junctions
    • Summary of Section 5
  • Conclusion
  • Glossary
  • Acknowledgements

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