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Author Profile

Dr. Ravinder Singh, Assistant Professor at Chandigarh University, holds a Ph.D. in Stress Biology from Guru Nanak Dev University. With a decade of teaching and research, he is ICARNET, GATE, and UGCBSR Fellowship qualified, specializing in Stress Biology, Environmental Biology, and Molecular Biology. Dr. Singh has contributed significantly to the field with numerous research and review articles published in reputed international journals. Dr. Deeksha Pal, ScientistII at PGIMER, Chandigarh, possesses a Ph.D. in Renal Cell Carcinomafocused Telomere and Telomerase biology, resulting in a prestigious gold medal. Her Postdoctoral training at the University of Louisville, USA, specialized in Molecular Biology, Cancer Chemoprevention, and Cell Signalling. With a prolific publication record exceeding 30 papers and book chapters, Dr. Pal contributes significantly to the scientific discourse in international and national journals. Dr. Kritika Pandit, Assistant Professor at Guru Nanak Dev University, is a UGCBSR fellow and Gold medalist in M.Sc. (Hons.) Botany. With 8+ years of expertise in natural plant products, cancer chemoprevention, and cell signaling, she has authored 17 research articles and book chapters in renowned national and international journals. Her impactful work is centered on invigorating aspects of invitro cell culturing, apoptosis, and toxicology Dr. Anil Kumar, an Assistant Professor at Chandigarh University, possesses a Ph.D. in Biotechnology with 13 years of teaching and research experience. His research focuses on Cell Cycle and Cancer, leading to the discovery of two novel anticancer compounds from medicinal plants and guiding the successful completion of a research scholar's degree. Dr. Kumar has an extensive publication record in reputable international journals.

About The Book

This book discusses the cell both as an individual unit and as a contributing part of a larger organism. As an individual unit, the cell is capable of metabolizing its own nutrients, synthesizing many types of molecules, providing its own energy, and replicating itself in order to produce succeeding generations. It can be viewed as an enclosed vessel, within which innumerable chemical reactions take place simultaneously. These reactions are under very precise control so that they contribute to the life and procreation of the cell. In a multicellular organism, cells become specialized to perform different functions through the process of differentiation. In order to do this, each cell keeps in constant communication with its neighbours. As it receives nutrients from and expels wastes into its surroundings, it adheres to and cooperates with other cells. Cooperative assemblies of similar cells form tissues, and cooperation between tissues in turn forms organs, which carry out the functions necessary to sustain the life of an organism.

Table of Contents

Preface Chapter 1 Overview of the Cell Chapter 2 Technical Aspects Chapter 3 The Cell Chapter 4 Chemical Organization of the Cell Chapter 5 Plasma Membrane and Cell Wall Chapter 6 Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Chapter 7 Golgi Apparatus Chapter 8 Lysosomes Chapter 9 Microbodies: Peroxisomes and Glyoxysomes Chapter 10 Mitochondria Chapter 11 Plastids Chapter 12 Cell Nucleus Chapter 13 Structure and Function of Chromosomes Chapter 14 Ribosomes Chapter 15 Cell Growth and Cell Division : Cell Cycle, Mitosis and Meiosis Bibliography Index