This textbook of cell biology which presents the core information required for medical courses is aimed especially at students. Information is presented in double page "learning units" for easy comprehension and revision.

A text designed for medical students that covers all the necessary information on cell biology needed. Features: * Presents the basic concepts of Cell biology in a series of self-contained double page spreads incorporating text and illustrations * Medically relevant points highlighted * Chapter-end questions included for self-testing

• Cellular organization
• organelle structure and function
• genes and gene expression
• proteins
• the molecular basis of cell machinery
• membranes and membrane transport
• organelles
• compartmentalization of cellular functions and protein targeting
• cell to cell signalling
• chemical signalling and signal transduction across membranes
• signal transduction
• injtercelluar signalling pathways
• signal transduction
• electrical signalling
• the cytoskeleton and muscle contraction
• adhesion molecules
• the exstracellular matrix
• cell migration/motility
• cell growth, cell division and the cell cycle
• Appendices
• abbreviations
• tools of molecular cell biology
• biochemical, cell biological and immunological
• tools of molecular cell biology
• genetic methods
• tools of molecular cell biology
• electrical recording (electrophysiology)