Cells and Their Component Parts
Biochemistry, Physiology, Morphology
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1961
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Jean Brachet, Alfred E. Mirsky
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 1 6 5 5 - 3
Cells and Their Component Parts, Volume II covers the cell constituents: the cell membrane, plant cell walls, ameboid movement, cilia and flagella, mitochondria, lysosomes and… Read more
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Request a sales quoteCells and Their Component Parts, Volume II covers the cell constituents: the cell membrane, plant cell walls, ameboid movement, cilia and flagella, mitochondria, lysosomes and related particles, chloroplasts, Golgi apparatus, the ground substance, and the interphase nucleus and its interaction with the cytoplasm. The book discusses their biochemical activities and their interactions with other cell organelles. Biologists, botanists, pathologists, and people involved in biological laboratories and cancer research will find the book useful.
Contents
List of Contributors
Preface
Contents, Volume I
Contents, Volumes III, IV, and V
1. The Cell Membrane and Its Properties
I. Difficulties Inherent in the Treatment of the Subject
II. The Red Cell Membrane
III. Permeability Observations
IV. Theories Regarding Membrane Structure
V. Conclusion
References
2. Plant Cell Walls
I. The Chemical Nature and Submicroscopic Structure of the Constituents of the Cell Wall
II. Microscopic Structure of Cell Walls
III. Indirect Methods of Investigation
IV. The Cell Wall in the Electron Microscope
V. The Mechanism of Orientation and Growth
VI. The Structure of Cell Connections
VII. Membrane Structure in Various Cell Types
VIII. Summary
References
3. Ameboid Movement
I. Introduction
II. Observational Basis for Theories of Ameboid Movement
III. Theories of Ameboid Movement
References
4. Cilia and Flagella
I. Introduction 218
II. Structural Organization of the Ciliary Apparatus
III. Modified Cilia and Flagella
IV. Functional Aspects of the Ciliary Apparatus
References
5. Mitochondria (Chondriosomes)
I. Historical Survey
II. Mitochondria in Living Cells: Their Plasticity and Polymorphism
III. Identification of Mitochondria in Microscopic Preparations
IV. Morphological Form: Diversity and Uniformity
V. Biochemical Features: Complexity and Integration
VI. Mitochondrial Changes
VII. General Considerations
References
6. Lysosomes and Related Particles
I. Introduction
II. Lysosomes: A Biochemical Concept
III. The Cytological Identification of Lysosomes
IV. Pinocytosis, Phagocytosis, and Lysosomes
V. Lysosomes, the Storage of Insoluble Materials, and Aging
VI. Lysosomes and Cell Death
VII. Unsettled Problems; Future Perspectives
References
7. The Chloroplasts: Inheritance, Structure, and Function
I. Introduction
II. Classification and General Morphology of Plastids
III. Structure of Photosynthetically Active Chromoplasts
IV. Differentiated Regions of Some Algal Plastids
V. Origin and Development of Chloroplasts
VI. External and Internal Factors that Influence Chloroplast Development
VII. Chemistry of the Developing and Mature Chloroplast of Higher Plants
References
8. Golgi Apparatus and Secretion Granules
I. Discovery and Early Background
II. The Vacuome
III. The Golgi Controversy
IV. Electron Microscopy
References
9. The Ground Substance; Observations from Electron Microscopy
I. Current General Concepts
II. The Endoplasmic Reticulum
III. Concluding Comments
References
10. The Interphase Nucleus
Introductory
I. The Nuclear Membrane
II. Distribution of Chromatin
III. Chemical Composition
IV. Metabolism
Conclusion
References
11. Nucleocytoplasmic Interactions in Unicellular Organisms
I. Introductory Remarks
II. Results of Merotomy Experiments
III. Hypotheses on the Biochemical Role of the Nucleus
IV. The Nucleus and Cellular Oxidations
V. Qualitative Changes in the Metabolism of Nonnucleated Amoeba Fragments
VI. Phosphate and Coenzyme Metabolism
VII. The Role of the Nucleus in RNA and Protein Metabolisms
VIII. RNA and Protein Metabolism in the Nucleus of the Intact Cell
IX. Discussion
References
Author Index
Subject Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1961
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 930
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9781483216553
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