Fundamentals of Medical Cell Biology and Histology

Relationship between Cell Biology and Histology. Listing of Cells of the Adult Human Body. The Basic Architectural Plan of the Eukaryotic Cell: Surface Membranes; Internal Membranes; Organelles and Compartments; Cytoskeleton. Cellular Membranes. Intracellular Membranes. Mitochondria. Cytoskeletal Components of the Cell. The Cell Nucleus: Its Organization and Regulatory Processes. Structural Organization of the DNA Bag. DNA Packaging. DNA Condensation and Chromosome Formation. Cellular and Molecular Events in Mitosis. Meiotic Processes: Concepts of Recombination. Stem Cells. The Pathways for Cell Differentiation. Programmed Pathways of Maturation: Hematopoiesis. Programmed Cell Death-Apoptosis. Extracellular Matrix Molecules. Members of the ECM Families. Cell Communication Pathways and Mechanisms. Long Distance Communication. Short Distance Communication. Bidirectional Communication between ECM and Cell Membrane. Intracellular Signalling Pathways. Growth Factors, Cytokines, Differentiation Factors. Cellular And Molecular Events in Sensory Transduction. Vision. Audition. Taste. Olefaction. Appendix. Basic Structure of Nucleic Acids, Amino Acids, Lipids. Basic Schemes for Studying Proteins, Nucleic Acids. Microscopy: Types, Importance, and Stainings. Mechanisms of Moving Genes into Cells. Specialized Clinical Problems.