A tour of the cell

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A tour of the cell provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 12 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

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This free course, A tour of the cell, contains a blend of text and a multimedia interactive component to look at the uniformity and diversity within cells. Fundamental to understanding how cells ...

Syllabus

- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Introducing the cell
- 1 Introducing the cell
- 2 How is subcellular organisation studied?
- 2 How is subcellular organisation studied?
- 2.1 Electron microscopy
- Transmission electron microscopy
- Immunoelectron microscopy
- 2.2 Cell fractionation
- Centrifugation
- Summary of Sections 1 and 2
- 3 The organisation of prokaryotic cells
- 3 The organisation of prokaryotic cells
- Summary of Section 3
- 4 The organisation of eukaryotic cells
- 4 The organisation of eukaryotic cells
- 4.1 Cell surfaces
- 4.2 The cytoskeleton
- Microfilaments
- Microtubules
- Intermediate filaments
- 4.3 The nucleus
- The arrangement of DNA in the nucleus
- The nucleolus
- Nuclear structure and the transport of molecules
- 4.4 Ribosomes: the sites of protein synthesis
- 4.5 The endoplasmic reticulum
- 4.6 Vesicles
- 4.7 The Golgi apparatus
- 4.8 Protein secretion from the cell
- 4.9 Lysosomes and peroxisomes
- 4.10 Mitochondria
- 4.11 Chloroplasts
- 4.12 Vacuoles
- 4.13 Organelle biogenesis and additional roles
- Summary of Section 4
- 5 Cell interactions in tissues
- 5 Cell interactions in tissues
- 5.1 Extracellular matrix
- 5.2 Cell junctions
- Summary of Section 5
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Acknowledgements

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Language

English
Certificate
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Date of Start
30th December, 2022
Level
Intermediate
Price
Free Certificate
Provider
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