Kierszenbaum: Histology & Cell Biology: An Introduction to Pathology 3rd Edition (Student Consult Series)

Histology and Cell Biology: An Introduction to Pathology uses a wealth of vivid, full-color images to help you master histology and cell biology. Dr. Abraham L. Kierszenbaum presents an integrated approach that correlates normal histology with cellular and molecular biology, pathology, and clinical medicine throughout the text. A unique pictorial approach-through illustrative diagrams, photomicrographs, and pathology photographs-paired with bolded words, key clinical terms in red, and clinical boxes and "Essential Concepts" boxes that summarize important facts give you everything you need to prepare for your course exams as well as the USMLE Step 1.

Key Features

• Access the fully searchable text online at studentconsult.com, along with USMLE-style multiple-choice review questions, downloadable images, and online only references.
• Easily find and cross-reference information through a detailed table of contents that highlights clinical examples in red.
• Review material quickly using pedagogical features, such as Essential Concept boxes, bolded words, and key clinical terms marked in red, that emphasize key details and reinforce your learning.
• Integrate cell biology and histology with pathology thanks to vivid descriptive illustrations that compare micrographs with diagrams and pathological images.

New to This Edition

• Apply the latest developments in pathology through updated text and new illustrations that emphasize appropriate correlations.
• Expand your understanding of clinical applications with additional clinical case boxes that focus on applying cell and molecular biology to clinical conditions.
• Effectively review concepts and reinforce your learning using new Concept Map flow charts that provide a framework to illustrate the integration of cell-tissue-structure-function within a clinical-pathology context.

Contents

Part I Basic Tissues and Integrated Cell Biology

• Chapter 1 Epithelium
• Chapter 2 Epithelial Glands
• Chapter 3 Cell Signaling
• Chapter 4 Connective Tissue
• Chapter 5 Osteogenesis
• Chapter 6 Blood and Hematopoiesis
• Chapter 7 Muscle Tissue
• Chapter 8 Nervous Tissue
• Chapter 9 Sensory Organs: Vision and Hearing

Part II Organ Systems: Protection of the Body

• Chapter 10 Immune-Lymphatic System
• Chapter 11 Integumentary System

Part III Organ Systems: Blood Circulatory Systems

• Chapter 12 Cardiovascular System
• Chapter 13 Respiratory System
• Chapter 14 Urinary System

Part IV Organ Systems: The Alimentary System

• Chapter 15 Upper Digestive Segment
• Chapter 16 Lower Digestive Segment
• Chapter 17 Digestive Glands

Part V Organ Systems: The Endocrine System

• Chapter 18 Neuroendocrine System
• Chapter 19 Endocrine System

Part VI Organ Systems: Reproductive System

• Chapter 20 Spermatogenesis
• Chapter 21 Sperm Transport and Maturation
• Chapter 22 Follicle Development and the Menstrual Cycle
• Chapter 23 Fertilization, Placentation, and Lactation

About the Authors

• Abraham L Kierszenbaum, MD, PhD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomical Sciences, The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, City University of New York, New York, NY. 
• Laura Tres, PhD, MD, Medical (Clinical) Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, The City University of New York, New York, NY.

Product Details

• Paperback: 720 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 3 edition (2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323078427
• ISBN-13: 978-0323078429
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.6 x 1.1 inches

List Price: $74.95 

 

Gartner: BRS Cell Biology and Histology 6th Edition (Board Review Series)

BRS Cell Biology and Histology is an outline-format review for USMLE and course exams, with abundant electron micrographs and conceptual line drawings, high-yield Clinical Considerations boxes, review questions at the end of each chapter, and a comprehensive USMLE-format examination at the end of the book. This Sixth Edition features 60 new full-color photomicrographs and a new full-color design with colorized line drawings. Content and questions have been updated, new Clinical Considerations have been added, and Clinical Considerations have been better integrated into the content.

A companion website will offer the fully searchable text and an interactive question bank.

Key Features

• BRS outline format for course and USMLE review with end-of-chapter questions and a comprehensive exam.
• Clinical Consideration boxes.
• Online Text and Interactive Question Bank on the Point (may include additional images and questions).
• Over 300 multiple-choice review questions.
• Well illustrated with conceptual line drawings and electron micrographs.

New to this edition

• NEW! Addition of 60 color photomicrographs.
• NEW! Addition of full color (colorization of line drawings and design); following the addition of full color to BRS Pathology 4e.
• NEW! Additional Clinical Considerations (1 per chapter).
• NEW! Additional/modified questions.
• NEW! Content updates and changes as needed and per reviewer feedback.
• NEW! Integration of Clinical Considerations into the content (rather than at the end of the chapter) per reviewer feedback and series consistency.

Contents

• Chapter 1 Plasma Membrane
• Chapter 2 Nucleus
• Chapter 3 Cytoplasm and Organelles
• Chapter 4 Extracellular Matrix
• Chapter 5 Epithelia and Glands
• Chapter 6 Connective Tissue
• Chapter 7 Cartilage and Bone
• Chapter 8 Muscle
• Chapter 9 Nervous System
• Chapter 10 Blood and Hemopoiesis
• Chapter 11 Circulatory System
• Chapter 12 Lymphoid Tissue
• Chapter 13 Endocrine System
• Chapter 14 Skin
• Chapter 15 Respiratory System
• Chapter 16 Digestive System: Oral Cavity and Alimentary Tract
• Chapter 17 Digestive System: Glands
• Chapter 18 The Urinary System
• Chapter 19 Female Reproductive System
• Chapter 20 Male Reproductive System
• Chapter 21 Special Senses
• Comprehensive Exam

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Sixth edition (2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1608313212
• ISBN-13: 978-1608313211
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.8 inches

List Price: $40.95 

 

Alberts: Essential Cell Biology 3rd Edition with DVD-ROM

Essential Cell Biology provides an accessible introduction to the fundamental concepts of cell biology. Its lively writing and exceptional illustrations make it the ideal textbook for a first course in cell and molecular biology. The text and figures are easy-to-follow, accurate, clear, and engaging for the introductory student. Molecular detail has been kept to a minimum in order to provide the reader with a cohesive, conceptual framework of the basic science that underlies our current understanding of biology. 

The Third Edition is thoroughly updated scientifically, yet maintains the academic level and size of the previous edition. The book is accompanied by a Media DVD-ROM with over 130 animations and videos, all the figures from the book, and a new self-test quizzing feature for students.

New to this edition

• Completely updated throughout.
• Based on student and instructor feedback, the Third Edition now includes:
• Integration of cell cycle and cell division into a single chapter.
• Improved treatment of thermodynamics and energetics.
• Integration of multi-media throughout text.
• The addition of a quizzing feature to the Media Player.
• Greater focus on regulation, including new material on chromosome structure and epigenetics, post-transcriptional control (riboswitches, microRNAs, and RNAi), and metabolic controls.
• Additional attention to disease and medicine, including new material on quality control in protein production, cell-cell recognition, genetic variation, cancer treatments, and enhanced coverage of stem cells and their potential to treat disease.
• New treatment of genome evolution and comparative genomics.
• New coverage of modern recombinant DNA and cell visualization technologies.
• New "How We Know" sections.
• Revised Question Bank for instructors including questions that can be used with student response systems (i.e. clickers).

Key Features

• The authors are known worldwide for their research, teaching, writing, and leadership in science and science education.
• The text reflects the accuracy, authority, and currency of the renowned Molecular Biology of the Cell, but it is written at an introductory level.
• Concept headings descriptively introduce each section.
• The art program emphasizes central concepts without unnecessary detail.
• "How We Know" sections in every chapter introduce experimental science by explaining both the methods and scientific intuition of classical and current experiments.
• Questions interspersed throughout and at the end of each chapter test students' understanding and stimulate curiosity (all questions answered in the back of the book).
• Panels that concisely review basic science, principles, pathways, as well as other topics.
• Key terms in text listed at the end of each chapter.
• Detailed, illustrated glossary.
• "Essential Concepts" review for each chapter.

Contents

• 1. Introduction to Cells
• 2. Chemical Components of Cells
• 3. Energy, Catalysis, and Biosynthesis
• 4. Protein Structure and Function
• 5. DNA and Chromosomes
• 6. DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination
• 7. From DNA to Protein: How Cells Read the Genome
• 8. Control of Gene Expression
• 9. How Genes and Genomes Evolve
• 10. Manipulating Genes and Cells
• 11. Membrane Structure
• 12. Membrane Transport
• 13. How Cells Obtain Energy from Food
• 14. Energy Generation in Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
• 15. Intracellular Compartments and Transport
• 16. Cell Communication
• 17. Cytoskeleton
• 18. The Cell Division Cycle
• 19. Genetics, Meiosis, and the Molecular Basis of Heredity
• 20. Tissues and Cancer

Book Reviews

"College and university professors who have used the previous editions of ECB will be pleased with the new edition. The format and organization are retained but have been infused with fresh images and updated material. It’s as if a trusted old friend has come back from an extended vacation with a bright new look and a refreshed attitude. The reader is at once comfortable with and excited by the changes. New users of the textbook will find it accessible and approachable at the professorial and student levels….I highly recommend it to all CBE-Life Sciences Education readers who are also classroom educators."

-- By CBE-Life Sciences Education, Fall 2009

"This attractive, accessible, visually oriented text covers the fundamentals of cell biology required to understand biomedical and broader issues that affect students' lives."

-- By SciTech Book News, August 2009

Product Details

• Hardcover: 860 pages
• Publisher: Garland Science; 3 edition (March 27, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815341296
• ISBN-13: 978-0815341291
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 1.4 inches

List Price: $144.00 

 

Pollard: Cell Biology 2nd Edition (Student Consult Series)

Biology is based on the fundamental laws of nature embodied in chemistry and physics, but the origin and evolution of life on earth were historical events. This makes biology more like astronomy than like chemistry and physics. Neither the organization of the universe nor life as we know it had to evolve as it did. Chance played a central role. Throughout history and continuing today, the genes of some organisms sustain chemical changes that are inherited by their progeny. Many of the changes reduce the fitness of the organism, but some changes improve fitness. Over the long term, competition between sister organisms with random differences in their genes determines which organisms survive in various environments. Although these genetic differences ensure survival, they do not necessarily optimize each chemical life process. The variants that survive merely have a selective advantage over the alternatives. Thus, the molecular strategy of life processes works well but is often illogical. Readers would likely be able to suggest simpler or more elegant mechanisms for many cellular processes described in this book.

This book focuses on the underlying molecular mechanisms of biological function at the cellular level. Chapter 1 starts with a brief description of the main features that set eukaryotes apart from prokaryotes and then covers the general principles that apply equally to eukaryotes and prokaryotes. It closes with a preview of the major components of eukaryotic cells. Chapter 3 covers the macromolecules that form cells, while Chapters 4 and 5 introduce the chemical and physical principles required to understand how these molecules assemble and function. Armed with this introductory material, the reader will be prepared to circle back to Chapter 2 to learn what is known of the origins of life and the evolution of the forms of life that currently inhabit the earth.

Key Features

• Covers essential concepts in a more efficient, reader-friendly manner than most other texts on this subject.
• Makes cell biology easier to understand by demonstrating how cellular structure, function, and dysfunction result from specific macromole¬cular interactions.
• Progresses logically from an explanation of the "hardware" of molecules and cells to an understanding of how these structures function in the organism in both healthy and diseased states.
• Helps you to visualize molecular structures and functions with over 1500 remarkable full-color illustrations that present physical structures to scale.
• Explains how molecular and cellular structures evolved in different organisms. 
• Shows how molecular changes lead to the development of diseases through numerous Clinical Examples throughout.
• Includes STUDENT CONSULT access at no additional charge, enabling you to consult the textbook online, anywhere you go 
• perform quick searches 
• add your own notes and bookmarks 
• follow Integration Links to related bonus content from other STUDENT CONSULT titles-to help you see the connections between diverse disciplines 
• test your knowledge with multiple-choice review questions 
• and more!

New to this edition

• New keystone chapter on the origin and evolution of life on earth probably the best explanation of evolution for cell biologists available!
• Spectacular new artwork by gifted artist Graham Johnson of the Scripps Research Institute in San Diego. 200 new and 500 revised figures bring his keen insight to Cell Biology illustration and further aid the reader's understanding.
• New chapters and sections on the most dynamic areas of cell biology - Organelles and membrane traffic by Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz; RNA processing (including RNAi) by David Tollervey., updates on stem cells and DNA Repair.
• More readable than ever. Improved organization and an accessible new design increase the focus on understanding concepts and mechanisms.
• New guide to figures featuring specific organisms and specialized cells paired with a list of all of the figures showing these organisms. Permits easy review of cellular and molecular mechanisms.
• New glossary with one-stop definitions of over 1000 of the most important terms in cell biology.

Contents

SECTION I: Introduction to Cell Biology

• CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Cells
• CHAPTER 2 Evolution of Life on Earth

SECTION II: Chemical and Physical Background

• CHAPTER 3 Molecules: Structures and Dynamics
• CHAPTER 4 Biophysical Principles
• CHAPTER 5 Macromolecular Assembly
• CHAPTER 6 Research Strategies

SECTION III: Membrane Structure and Function

• CHAPTER 7 Membrane Structure and Dynamics
• CHAPTER 8 Membrane Pumps
• CHAPTER 9 Membrane Carriers
• CHAPTER 10 Membrane Channels
• CHAPTER 11 Membrane Physiology

SECTION IV: Chromatin, Chromosomes, and the Cell Nucleus

• CHAPTER 12 Chromosome Organization
• CHAPTER 13 DNA Packaging in Chromatin and Chromosomes
• CHAPTER 14 Nuclear Structure and Dynamics

 

SECTION V: Central Dogma: From Gene to Protein

• CHAPTER 15 Gene Expression
• CHAPTER 16 Eukaryotic RNA Processing
• CHAPTER 17 Protein Synthesis and Folding

SECTION VI: Cellular Organelles and Membrane Trafficking

• CHAPTER 18 Posttranslational Targeting of Proteins
• CHAPTER 19 Mitochondria, Chloroplasts, Peroxisomes
• CHAPTER 20 Endoplasmic Reticulum
• CHAPTER 21 Secretory Membrane System and Golgi Apparatus 
• CHAPTER 22 Endocytosis and the Endosomal Membrane System 
• CHAPTER 23 Degradation of Cellular Components

SECTION VII Signaling Mechanisms

• CHAPTER 24 Plasma Membrane Receptors
• CHAPTER 25 Protein Hardware for Signaling
• CHAPTER 26 Second Messengers
• CHAPTER 27 Integration of Signals

SECTION VIII: Cellular Adhesion and the Extracellular Matrix

• CHAPTER 28 Cells of the Extracellular Matrix and Immune System
• CHAPTER 29 Extracelluar Matrix Molecules
• CHAPTER 30 Cellular Adhesion
• CHAPTER 31 Intercellular Junctions
• CHAPTER 32 Connective Tissues

SECTION IX: Cytoskeleton and Cellular Motility

• CHAPTER 33 Actin and Actin-Binding Proteins
• CHAPTER 34 Microtubules and Centrosomes
• CHAPTER 35 Intermediate Filaments
• CHAPTER 36 Motor Proteins 
• CHAPTER 37 Intracellular Motility
• CHAPTER 38 Cellular Motility
• CHAPTER 39 Muscles

SECTION X: Cell Cycle

• CHAPTER 40 Introduction to the Cell Cycle
• CHAPTER 41 G1 Phase and Regulation of Cell Proliferation
• CHAPTER 42 S Phase and DNA Replication
• CHAPTER 43 G2 Phase and Control of Entry into Mitosis
• CHAPTER 44 Mitosis and Cytokinesis
• CHAPTER 45 Meiosis
• CHAPTER 46 Programmed Cell Death

Glossary

Index

About the Authors

• Thomas D. Pollard, MD, Professor, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
• William C. Earnshaw, PhD, FRSE, Professor and Wellcome Principal Fellow, Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
• Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, PhD, Head, Section on Organelle Biology, Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 928 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 2 edition (April 18, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416022554
• ISBN-13: 978-1416022558
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 1.6 inches

List Price: $130.00