Author: J.R. Bartles
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Keywords: cell, biology, molecular, volume, polarity, advances
Number of Pages: 270
Published: 1998-09-08
List price: $169.95
ISBN-10: 0762303816
ISBN-13: 9780762303816

Few cells conform to the stereotype of the spherical blob hastily scribbled on chalkboards and, regrettably, sometimes even displayed prominently in textbooks. Instead, real cells display a remarkable degree of structural and functional asymmetry. In modern cell biological parlance, this asymmetry has come to be lumped under the general heading of "cell polarity". Cell polarity is by no means restricted to the cells of tissues and organs, but can also be displayed by cells that lead a more solitary existence. The amazing extent to which cell morphology is correlated with function has long been