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The building blocks of human life : understanding mature cells and stem cells

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  • Author: Young, John K.
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2011
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    Copyrighted
    2007
    Summary:

    In this course, Howard University professor John K. Young takes audiences through the microscope on a journey of discovery into the world of cells and tissues, where a complex scheme of activity is taking place all the time, literally just beneath the surface.

    Contents:
    • Origin of cell types
    • Epithelial cells
    • Muscle cells
    • Cells of nervous tissue
    • Connective tissue cells
    • Blood cells and their progenitors
    • Cells of cartilage and bone
    • Cells of the skin
    • Exocrine cells
    • Endocrine cells
    • Sensory cells
    • Cells of reproductive organs
    • Extreme cells
    • Death and aging of cells.
    Genre:
    Math and science, Informational works
    Sujets: Aging | Cells | Cellular control mechanisms | Cytology | Stem cells
    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, MD, Recorded Books
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781456104719