Contents

  1. Course Information

  2. Acknowledgements

  3. Organization of the Course

  4. Unit 1: Cellular Origin, Structure, and Function

    1. 1.1 Cell Theory, Basic Properties of Cells & Origin of Eukaryotic Cells

    2. 1.2 Cellular Size

    3. 1.3 Microscopy

    4. 1.4 Cell Culture

  5. Unit 2: Membranes — Structure, Properties and Transport

    1. 2.1 Membrane Structure & Composition

    2. 2.2 Movement of Substances across Membranes — Passive Transport

    3. 2.3 Movement of Substances across Membranes — Active Transport

    4. 2.4 Membrane Potentials and Nerve Impulses

  6. Unit 3: Cytoplasmic, Cytoskeletal and Extracellular Systems

    1. 3.1 Protein Targeting

    2. 3.2 The Endomembrane System I — The Endoplasmic Reticulum and Golgi Apparatus

    3. 3.3 The Endomembrane System II — Vesicular Transport and Membrane Fusion

    4. 3.4 The Cytoskeleton

    5. 3.5 Transport Using the Cytoskeleton

    6. 3.6 Connections between Cells

  7. Unit 4: Cellular Communication & Reproduction

    1. 4.1 Signalling Molecules and Cellular Receptors

    2. 4.2 Signal Propagation and Response

    3. 4.3 The Cell Cycle and its Regulation

    4. 4.4 Cancer

  8. Sandbox

    1. Unit 1 H5P

    2. Unit 2 H5P

    3. Unit 3 H5P

    4. Unit 4 H5P