The cell : a very short introduction
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Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2011.
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Book
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9780199578757 (pbk. : alk. paper), 0199578753
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145 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
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Published
Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2011.
Language
English
ISBN
9780199578757 (pbk. : alk. paper), 0199578753
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-130) and index.
Description
All living things on Earth are composed of cells. A cell is the simplest unit of a self-contained living organism, and the vast majority of life on Earth consists of single-celled microbes, mostly bacteria. These consist of a simple 'prokaryotic' cell, with no nucleus. The bodies of more complex plants and animals consist of billions of 'eukaryotic' cells, of varying kinds, adapted to fill different roles, including red blood cells, muscle cells, branched neurons. Each cell is an astonishingly complex chemical factory, the activities of which we have only begun to unravel in the past fifty years or so through modern techniques of microscopy, biochemistry, and molecular biology. In this volume the authors describe the nature of cells, their basic structure, their varying forms, their division, their differentiation from initially highly flexible stem cells, their signalling, and programmed death. Cells are the basic constituent of life, and understanding cells and how they work is central to all biology and medicine.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Allen, T. D. 1., & Cowling, G. (2011). The cell: a very short introduction . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Allen, Terence D. 1944- and Graham. Cowling. 2011. The Cell: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Allen, Terence D. 1944- and Graham. Cowling. The Cell: A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Allen, Terence D. 1944-, and Graham Cowling. The Cell: A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press, 2011.
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