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Cytoskeleton research spans a broad range of scientific disciplines. This book provides an introduction to the subject for those requiring a basic knowlege of cytoskeletal structure, especially with respect to its functional aspects, from the swimming of spermatozoa to the crawling of cultured cells; from the transport of vesicles and organelles along nerve axons to the orderly segregation of chromosomes at mitosis and meiosis. This volume is written for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in cell bioloogy, molecular biology and biochemistry.

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Presents essential information on the cytoskeleton, focusing especially on its functional aspects... - Sci Tech Book News; The text is comprehensive, clear and easy to understand. European Journal of Protistol; A very interesting and useful book. - Gen. Pharmac; Unlike most textbooks, this one can and will be read from cover to cover......a wonderful introduction to the fantastic and humbling variety of microscopic motile systems; it is written in a readable style that will be enjoyed by many students and experts alike. - Quarterly Review of Biology

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