Randy O. Wayne

Plant Cell Biology (eBook, ePUB)

From Astronomy to Zoology

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Plant 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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780080921273
• Artikelnr.: 38125783

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

1. On the Nature of Cells 2. The Plasma Membrane 3. Plasmodesmata 4. The Endoplasmic Reticulum 5. Peroxisomes 6. The Golgi Apparatus 7. Vacuoles 8. Movement within the Endomembrane System 9. Cytoplasmic Structure 10. Actin and Microfilament-mediated Processes 11. Tubulin and Microtubule-mediated Processes 12. Cell Signaling 13. Chloroplasts 14. Mitochondria 15. Origin of Organelles 16. The Nucleus 17. Ribosomes and Proteins 18. The Origin of Life 19. Cell Division 20. The Extracellular Matrix 21. Toolkits

Appendix 1. SI Units, Constants, Variables, and Geometric Formulae 2. A Cell Biologist's View of Non-Newtonian 3. Calculation of the Total Transverse Force and Its Relation to Stress 4. Laboratory Exercises