Plant Cell Biology
From Astronomy to Zoology
- 1st Edition - September 8, 2009
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Author: Randy O. Wayne
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 7 4 2 3 3 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 9 2 1 2 7 - 3
Plant Cell Biology is a semester long course for undergraduates and graduate students which integrates mathematics and physics, two years of chemistry, genetics, bioche… Read more
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Request a sales quotePlant Cell Biology is a semester long course for undergraduates and graduate students which integrates mathematics and physics, two years of chemistry, genetics, biochemistry and evolution disciplines. Having taught this course for over ten years, the author uses his expertise to relate the background established in plant anatomy, plant physiology, plant growth and development, plant taxonomy, plant biochemistry, and plant molecular biology courses to plant cell biology. This integration attempts to break down the barrier so plant cell biology is seen as an entrée into higher science.Distinguishing this book from papers that are often used for teaching the subject which use a single plant to demonstrate the techniques of molecular biology, this book covers all aspects of plant cell biology without emphasizing any one plant, organelle, molecule, or technique. Although most examples are biased towards plants, basic similarities between all living eukaryotic cells (animal and plant) are recognized and used to best illustrate for students cell processes.
- Thoroughly explains the physiological underpinnings of biological processes to bring original insight related to plants
- Includes examples throughout from physics, chemistry, geology, and biology to bring understanding to plant cell development, growth, chemistry and diseases
- Provides the essential tools for students to be able to evaluate and assess the mechanisms involved in cell growth, chromosome motion, membrane trafficking, and energy exchange
- Companion Web site provides support for all plant cell biology courses
Plant Biology and Plant Cell Biology courses, researchers and scientists with a background in plant anatomy, plant physiology, plant growth and development, plant taxonomy, plant biochemistry, and plant molecular biology needing a reference in plant biology
Chapter 1: On the Nature of CellsChapter 2: The Plasma MembraneChapter 3: PlasmodesmataChapter 4: The Endoplasmic ReticulumChapter 5: PeroxisomesChapter 6: The Golgi Apparatus Chapter 7: VacuolesChapter 8: Movement within the Endomembrane SystemChapter 9: Cytoplasmic StructureChapter 10: Actin and Microfilament-mediated ProcessesChapter 11: Tubulin and Microtubule-mediated ProcessesChapter 12: Cell SignalingChapter 13: ChloroplastsChapter 14: MitochondriaChapter 15: Origin of OrganellesChapter 16: The NucleusChapter 17: Ribosomes and ProteinsChapter 18: The Origin of LifeChapter 19: Cell DivisionChapter 20: The Extracellular Matrix
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 8, 2009
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 408
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780123742339
- eBook ISBN: 9780080921273
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Randy O. Wayne
Randy O. Wayne is a plant cell biologist at Cornell University notable for his work on plant development. In particular, along with his colleague Peter K. Hepler, Wayne established the powerful role of calcium in regulating plant growth; accordingly, their 1985 article, Calcium and plant development, was cited by at least 405 subsequent articles to earn the "Citation Classic" award from Current Contents magazine and has been cited by hundreds more since 1993. He is an authority on how plant cells sense gravity through pressure, on the water permeability of plant membranes, light microscopy, as well as the effects of calcium on plant development. He has published over 50 articles and is the author of another book, Light and Video Microscopy.
Affiliations and expertise
Plant Cell Biologist, Cornell University, USARead Plant Cell Biology on ScienceDirect