Molecular Cytology presents an integrated version about the morphology and biochemistry of the cell. This two-volume book focuses on the dynamic aspects of cytology and on the nucleocytoplasmic interactions in unicellular organisms and eggs. The first chapter covers the history of cell, cytology, and nucleic acids, as well as the uniformity and diversity in cell. The book then discusses various methods used in cell biology, including optical, cytochemical, biological, biochemical, and biophysical techniques. It also examines the activities of cytoplasm and nucleus during interphase. The final chapter describes various phases of the cell cycle, the structure of metaphase chromosomes, the molecular organization of the mitotic apparatus, and the cytokinesis, with emphasis on the main mitotic abnormalities. With the aim of linking the morphology and biochemistry of the cell, this book is intended for advanced students, research workers, biochemists, and cytologists who wish to broaden their knowledge in cell.
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Preface
Contents of Volume 2
1. General Background
I. The Cell Yesterday and Today: A Recent History of Cytology and Its Biochemical Approach
II. Nucleic Acids Yesterday and Today: The Cytochemical Approach
III. Uniformity and Diversity in Cells
IV. A Map of the Cell and an Outline of These Volumes
References
2. Techniques Used in Cell Biology: A Brief Summary
I. Optical Methods
II. Cytochemical Methods
III. Biological, Biochemical, and Biophysical Techniques
References
3· The Cytoplasm during Interphase
I. The Cell Surface
II. The Cytoskeleton
III. Single Membrane-Bound Cytoplasmic Organelles: The GERL System
IV. Semiautonomous Cell Organelles
References
4. The Interphase Nucleus
I. General Background
II. The Nuclear Matrix Concept
III. The Nuclear Membrane (Nuclear Envelope)
IV. Chromatin
V. The Nucleolus
VI. The Nuclear Sap (Nucleoplasm)
VII. Biochemical Activities of Isolated Nuclei
References
5. Cell Division
I. General Background
II. The Cell Cycle
III. Mitosis
References
Index