Cell biology / [electronic resource] Thomas D Pollard; William C Earnshaw; Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz; Graham T Johnson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sect. I: Introduction to cell biology -- Sect. II: Chemical and physical background -- Sect. III: Chromatin, chromosomes, and the cell nucleus -- Sect. IV: Central dogma: from gene to protein -- Sect. V: Membrane structure and function -- Sect. VI: Cellular organelles and membrane trafficking -- Sect. VII: Signaling mechanisms -- Sect. VIII: Cellular adhesion and the extracellular matrix -- Sect. IX: Cytoskeleton and cellular motility -- Sect: X: Cell cycle.

The much-anticipated 3rd edition of Cell Biology delivers comprehensive, clearly written, and richly illustrated content to today's students, all in a user-friendly format. Relevant to both research and clinical practice, this rich resource covers key principles of cellular function and uses them to explain how molecular defects lead to cellular dysfunction and cause human disease. Concise text and visually amazing graphics simplify complex information and help readers make the most of their study time.