about Organelles
Cell Biology - Topics by organelle system, as part of the interactive learning program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR.
Golgi Apparatus - Introduction to the intracelullar post office, and it's functions, with electron micrograph, from school student in UK.
Golgi Bodies - Electron micrographs, cartoons and explanations of endoplasmic reticulum, the apparatus and their function, from The Natural Toxins Reaseach Center, Texas A&M University, Kingsville.
Malhotra Lab - Studies vesicular transport and Golgi apparatus at the cellular and molecular level. Includes biochemistry, histology and micrographs performed in La Jolla, CA.
Neurohistology Lab - Nucleus, cytoplasm, neuroglia, neuronal processes and fiber terminations of nerves, with flash-dependent electron micrographs, and explanation of their function from the Computer Assisted Teaching System of the University of Vermont, Burlington.
Peroxins - Introduction to the function, phylogenetics and association with human peroxisome biogenesis disorders, and access to an annotated database of Peroxins, and link to cv of author in Nottingham, UK.
The Cell - The structural components and their cellular functions; centrosome, ribosomes, mitochondria, golgi complex, lisosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, chloroplast, vacuoles, cilium andflagellum, with illustrations of the cytoskeleton and cytoplasmic membrane, from
The Peroxisome Website - Information about the peroxisome and associated disorders for people of all scientific backgrounds, from patients to scientists.
Links about Cell Membrane and Adhesion:
CEA The Carcinoembryonic Antigen Family - Comprehensive structural and immunological information on membrane-bound proteins involved in adhesion. Includes molecule cartoons of human, mouse, rat and other species. Details of conference in Frauenchiemsee, Germany.
Cell Junctions - Adhesion and desmosomes research at New York University School of Medicine.
Green, Kathleen J. - Overview of research on adhesion, its role in embryogenesis, differentiation and wound healing. Includes research opportunities, training at Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL.
Integrin - Family of transmembrane proteins involved in the extracellular matrix. Includes classification, ligands, structure images, realted links, discussion forum and guest book.
Thorkild's Lectin Page - Resources introducing the lectins, and research devoted their functions, maintained at University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
dictyBase - Dictyostelium discoideum as a model for cellular development, chemotaxis, motility, cytokinesis defects, phagocytosis and functional genomics, at the Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL.
