Contributors |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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1 | (36) |
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2 | (7) |
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2 | (3) |
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Relationship between entropy (S), enthalpy (H), and free energy (E) |
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5 | (2) |
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Entropy as driving force in chemical reactions |
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7 | (2) |
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9 | (5) |
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The biologically significant molecular structure of water |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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Functional role of water in biology |
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11 | (3) |
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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins |
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14 | (6) |
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14 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (3) |
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18 | (2) |
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Carbohydrates and Their Polymers |
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20 | (4) |
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20 | (2) |
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Oligosaccharides and polysaccharides |
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22 | (2) |
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Nucleic Acids, Nucleosides, and Nucleotides |
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24 | (4) |
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28 | (9) |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (4) |
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35 | (1) |
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35 | (2) |
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37 | (20) |
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38 | (4) |
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40 | (1) |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (1) |
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Membrane-Bound Organelles |
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42 | (6) |
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42 | (2) |
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44 | (2) |
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46 | (1) |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (1) |
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Nonmembrane-Bound Organelles |
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48 | (5) |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (4) |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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54 | (3) |
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Plant cells compared to mammalian cells |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (2) |
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57 | (28) |
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58 | (14) |
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Derivation of the Michaelis-Menton equation |
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59 | (4) |
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Interpretation of the steady-state kinetic parameters in single substrate/product systems |
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63 | (1) |
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Analysis of experimental data |
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63 | (3) |
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66 | (6) |
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72 | (6) |
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74 | (1) |
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Noncompetitive inhibition |
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75 | (2) |
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77 | (1) |
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Cooperative Behavior in Enzymes |
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78 | (3) |
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Covalent Regulation of Enzyme Activity |
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81 | (4) |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (2) |
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Cellular Signal Transduction |
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85 | (20) |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (3) |
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Signal Transduction via Nuclear Receptors |
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90 | (3) |
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Signal Transduction via Membrane Receptors |
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93 | (8) |
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G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) |
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93 | (6) |
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Protein-kinase-associated receptors |
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99 | (2) |
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101 | (4) |
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103 | (2) |
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105 | (40) |
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106 | (1) |
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Anaerobic Cellular Respiration |
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107 | (7) |
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107 | (4) |
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111 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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Regulation of anaerobic respiration |
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112 | (2) |
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114 | (12) |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (2) |
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118 | (4) |
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Chemiosmosis and ATP synthesis |
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122 | (3) |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (10) |
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Conversion of light energy to chemical energy |
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126 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (3) |
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131 | (2) |
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Electron flow through the photosystems |
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133 | (2) |
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Cyclic photophosphorylation |
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135 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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Summary of light-dependent reactions |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (9) |
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136 | (2) |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (3) |
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142 | (1) |
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142 | (3) |
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145 | (32) |
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The READ Part of the Signaling Machinery |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (6) |
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147 | (2) |
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G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) |
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149 | (3) |
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Protein kinase-associated receptors |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (5) |
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Steroid hormone receptors |
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153 | (4) |
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The WRITE Part of the Signaling Machinery |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (10) |
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164 | (4) |
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Neuropeptide transmitters |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (6) |
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170 | (1) |
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170 | (2) |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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Interactions between READ and WRITE of the Signaling Machinery |
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174 | (1) |
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Synaptic Interactions during Development |
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174 | (3) |
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175 | (2) |
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177 | (32) |
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178 | (3) |
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Composition of DNA in cells |
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178 | (3) |
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Thermal properties of the DNA helix |
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181 | (1) |
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181 | (3) |
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Histones and formation of nucleosomes |
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182 | (2) |
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184 | (9) |
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184 | (7) |
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Postreplicative modifications |
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191 | (2) |
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Transcription: DNA to RNA |
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193 | (6) |
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193 | (6) |
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Translation: RNA to Protein |
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199 | (10) |
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Activation of amino acids |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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Eukaryotic initiation factors and their functions |
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201 | (1) |
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Specific steps in translational initiation |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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Heme control of translation |
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204 | (2) |
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Interferon control of translation |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (2) |
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209 | (24) |
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Growth of Cells: Cell Cycle |
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210 | (5) |
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210 | (1) |
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Studying cell cycle phases |
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211 | (1) |
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212 | (3) |
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215 | (7) |
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215 | (1) |
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Mechanics and control of mitosis |
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216 | (4) |
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Checkpoints in cell cycle control |
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220 | (2) |
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Stem Cells: Maintenance and Repair of Tissues |
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222 | (7) |
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The problem of tissue maintenance and turnover |
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222 | (2) |
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Tissue stem cells (traditional view) |
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224 | (1) |
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Regenerative medicine with stem cells |
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224 | (1) |
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224 | (2) |
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Current and potential stem cell uses and points of controversy |
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226 | (3) |
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Cell Senescence: Cell Aging |
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229 | (1) |
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Cellular aging theories and telomerase |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (1) |
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230 | (3) |
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Characteristics of cancer |
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230 | (1) |
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Mechanisms of oncogenesis |
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230 | (1) |
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231 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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233 | (22) |
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234 | (2) |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (1) |
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236 | (1) |
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Gastrulation and the Establishment of the Germ Layers |
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237 | (2) |
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Specification and Axis Formation |
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239 | (7) |
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240 | (1) |
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Anterior-posterior (AP) axis |
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241 | (2) |
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243 | (3) |
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Limb Development: A Model of Pattern Complexity |
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246 | (4) |
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250 | (5) |
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252 | (1) |
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253 | (2) |
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255 | (32) |
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From Unicellularity to Multicellularity |
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256 | (6) |
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Prokaryotes and eukaryotes |
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258 | (1) |
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Sexual reproduction and meiosis |
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259 | (3) |
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262 | (4) |
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263 | (1) |
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Features that make cells different |
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264 | (2) |
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Determination and Differentiation |
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266 | (10) |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (2) |
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270 | (2) |
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272 | (3) |
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275 | (1) |
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276 | (6) |
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276 | (2) |
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278 | (1) |
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278 | (3) |
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Organs, organ systems, and organisms |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (5) |
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283 | (2) |
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285 | (1) |
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285 | (2) |
Glossary |
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287 | (24) |
Index |
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