Molecular cell biology / Harvey Lodish ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. I. Chemical and molecular foundations. 1. Molecules, cells, and evolution ; 2. Chemical foundations ; 3. Protein structures and function -- pt. II. Genetics and molecular biology. 4. Basic molecular genetic mechanisms ; 5. Molecular genetic techniques ; 6. Genes, genomics, and chromosomes ; 7. Transcriptional control of gene expression ; 8. Post-transcriptional gene control -- pt. III. Cell structure and function. 9. Culturing, visualizing, and perturbing cells ; 10. Biomembrane structure ; 11. Transmembrane transport of ions and small molecules ; 12. Cellular energetics ; 13. Moving proteins into membranes and organelles ; 14. Vesicular traffic, secretion, and endocytosis ; 15. Signal transduction and G protein-coupled receptors ; 16. Signaling pathways that control gene activity ; 17. Cell organization and movement I : microfilaments ; 18. Cell organization and movement II : microtubules and intermediate filaments ; 18. The eukaryotic cell cycle.

pt. IV. Cell growth and development. 20. Integrating cells into tissues ; 21. Stem cells, cell assymetry, and cell death ; 22. Nerve cells ; 23. Immunology ; 24. Cancer.