International Review of Cytology: A Survey of Cell Biology

by Elsevier Science

Overview

International Review of Cytology presents current advances and comprehensive reviews in cell biology-both plant and animal. Articles address structure and control of gene expression, nucleocytoplasmic interactions, control of cell development and differentiation, and cell transformation and growth. Authored by some of the foremost scientists in the field, each volume provides up-to-date information and directions for future research.

• Organellar RNA Polymerases of Higher Plants
• Eukaryotic Transmembrane Solution Transport Systems
• Neural Plasticity in the Adult Insect Brain
• Passive Membrane Permeation
• Plasmodesmata and Cell-to-Cell Communication in Plants

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780080857299
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	05/11/1999
Series:	ISSN , #190
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	326
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Kwang Jeon received his Ph.D. in cell physiology at King’s College, University of London, UK, in 1964 and taught at SUNY Buffalo and University of Tennessee. His research was concerned with the biogenesis and function of cell components in two major areas: Integration of intracellular symbionts into host cells leading to the acquisition of new cell components and cell variation; Membrane-protein recycling during endo- and exocytosis.

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Presents current advances and reviews in cell biology, both plant and animal.

Table of Contents

W.R. Hess and T. Börner, Organellar RNA Polymerases of Higher Plants.
M.H. Saier, Jr., Eukaryotic Transmembrane Solute Transport Systems.
C. Strambi, M. Cayre, and A. Strambi, Neural Plasticity in the Adult Insect Brain and Its Hormonal Control.
G.D. Eytan and P.W. Kuchel, Mechanism of Action of P-Glycoprotein in Relation to Passive Membrane Permeation.
B. Ding, A. Itaya, and Y.-M. Woo, Plasmodesmata and Cell-to-Cell Communication in Plants.
Chapter References.
Index.

Editorial Reviews

4 Stars! from Doody

This is Volume 185 in the series International Review of Cytology -- A Survey of Cell Biology. Several volumes in this series are published annually. The book contains thorough reviews of a wide range of current topics in cell biology. The topics in this volume are interesting and important areas in cell biology and each chapter meets a high standard of quality. These reviews would be useful for a graduate student wishing to learn about an area of research in cell biology. Senior researchers would also find the reviews informative and interesting. I feel they are well written and are very useful for a wide range of scientists. The contributors to each chapter are well recognized authorities in their individual fields. An important topic of current interest in cell biology is discussed in each of the six chapters. The book is well referenced and has a number of good quality illustrations. One of the positive features of reviews in this series is that the contributors often present a more personal interpretation of the subject. Consequently, this series serves as a useful forum for new or different views of conventional wisdom. This volume contains six well written, interesting discussions of current topics in cell biology. The major series that is comparable to this is the Annual Review of Cell Biology. It typically has more chapters and has a greater focus on identifying the majority of publications over a rather short time period in a specific area of research; each publication summarized in a few sentences. This series has a broader, and arguably more useful, style of presenting new and more individual interpretations of a research topic. Life science libraries should stockthese volumes in their collections.

Alvin Telser

The latest in the venerable series contains seven papers, on such topics as the intracellular actions of vitamin A, cerebellar lectins, and subcellular and molecular mechanisms of bile secretion. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Praise for the Series
"Invaluable reading for all biologists."
—NATURE
"In keeping with the high standards set by the editors... carefully prepared and edited in the customary fine format and well-illustrated style of Academic Press publications... this series is a significant contribution to a science that impinges on many fields."
—THE QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY
"A valuable addition to any college library as current reference material for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and professional scientists."
—CHOICE
"Maintains the tradition and set-up of the previous volumes and certainly provides up-to-date data on varied aspects of cytology... a valuable acquisition to any library."
—THE NUCLEUS
"Should be on the shelf of any biomedical library."
—Alvin Tesler, Northwestern Medical School, in DOODY'S

From the Publisher

Reviewer: Alvin Telser, PhD (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)
Description: This is Volume 191 in the series International Review of Cytology - A Survey of Cell Biology. It contains six thorough reviews of interest in modern cell biology research.
Purpose: The editor states that this series is intended to present authoritative reviews of topics of interest in contemporary cell biology research. The topics in each review are indeed interesting and each chapter contains an excellent review of the topic in question.
Audience: The primary target of these reviews is the research community — lab directors, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students in the specific field or closely related ones. The reviews are written in a comprehensive manner so even non-experts would find them worth reading. The authors of each review are recognized experts in their respective fields.
Features: The six reviews cover a broad range of topics: the specific proteins involved in developing polarity in developing animals; details of motility in non-muscle cells; cellular and molecular aspects of animal models of a muscle cell disease; phosphate metabolism in plant cells; the ultrastructure of pinealocytes; and the molecular biology of invertebrate integrins. The book has no special features. Each chapter has an extensive, current list of references.
Assessment: Like all books in this series, this volume is an excellent collection of reviews; and it should be on the shelves of any life science library.

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