Case Study 3: Cell stucture and function Background Information: what are the major feature of eukaryotic cells? In this case study‚ you will apply your knowledge regarding the function of cell structures. Metabolic disorders and unique characteristics of some cells will be used to illustrate the importance of individual structures. Pick 5 out the following 7 small case studies. Each one focuses on one cell component. For each cell component‚ answer the following questions and also any questions
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microscopic objects such as cells. The first to accomplish this was Robert Hooke when he used a light microscope to observe a thin slice of cork. Hooke observed that the cork was made of tiny structures of which he called cells. Hooke was in fact looking at the cell walls of dead plant cells that make up the cork. After Hooke‚ a Dutch scientist named Anton van Leeuwenhoek used the light microscope to observe living cells inside stagnant rain water. This then developed the cell theory in which all living
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at http://www.jbr.gr Indexed in: WoS (Web of Science‚ ISI Thomson)‚ SCOPUS‚ CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) and DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) Mesenchymal cells isolation from Wharton’s jelly‚ in perspective to clinical applications Iro KOLIAKOS 1*‚ Nikos TSAGIAS 2 and Vassilis KARAGIANNIS 2 1 2 Stem Cells Bank‚ National Research Foundation‚ Athens‚ Greece C Gynecology Clinic‚ Hyppokrateion Hospital‚ Medical School‚ Aristotle University of Thessaloniki‚ Greece Received: 16
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Galvanic Cells Investigation Equipment: - 2 x 150 ml beaker - sand paper - Voltmeter - Copper electrode - Copper Nitrate - M(1)‚ M(2)‚ M(3) - Electrolyte couples matching the previous metals - two cables connecting the electrodes with the voltmeter - Paper towel - Wash bottle - Sodium Chloride Method: 1. Clean the copper‚ M(1)‚ M(2) and M(3) before starting the experiment. Sand with a fine grade sand paper to take off the outside coating. 2. Add 100 ml of one matching electrolyte
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Cell Fusion Introduction: The fusion of cells is a fundamental biological event that is essential for a variety of developmental and homeostatic processes. The importance of cell-cell fusion during development and disease is displayed in a variety of biological processes including‚ but not limited to‚ fertilization‚ development of tissues‚ the immune response‚ and aspects of tissue regeneration due to stem cells (Chen and Olson‚ 2005). Fertilization‚ which is the fusion of sperm and egg‚
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Movement in and out of cells Diffusion: (mixing molecules) Molecules and ions in a liquid or a gas move continuously. The movement is quite random‚ and the particles change direction as they bump into one another. The particles collide more often when they are close together (when they are concentrated) and so they tend to diffuse‚ or spread out‚ until they are spaced evenly throughout the gas or liquid. The random movement of particles is due to their own kinetic energy. When the diffusion
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can diffuse across cell membranes while some substances must be transported across the membrane by proteins. The membrane is in control of what enters and leaves the cell. However‚ certain conditions may damage the cell membrane’s structure. Beet cells‚ which are plant cells‚ have a water-soluble pigment called betacyanin‚ which is stored in its vacuole. The tonoplast‚ or the vacuole’s membrane‚ acts with the cell membrane of the cell to prevent the betacyanin
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having sickle cell anemia can make a person more resistant to contracting malaria If it had not been for Anthony Allison‚ the world as we know it today would drastically change. Like the video stated‚ many people with the sickle cell anemia would meet “death before adulthood”. Areas with high frequencies of anopheles mosquito and sickle cell anemia would correlate but nobody would understand why. I admire Allison for not only having the burning inquiry to determine why the sickle cell anemia character
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protect the cell from its surroundings‚ the membrane also regulates the movement of substances that go in and out of the cell. This is composed of phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins. Cell Wall: The cell wall is composed of cellulose‚ this sugar is used as structure and protection. This organelle is only found in plants. The cell wall has three layers the middle lamella‚ primary cell wall‚ and secondary cell wall. The middle lamella contains a polysaccharide that binds cells to one another
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Prokaryotic cells are single celled organisms that were formed at the formation of the earth‚ so are the most basic life forms. The prokaryotes are organised in the ‘three domain system’ and include bacteria and blue-green algae. Prokaryotes live in many environments including extreme habitats such as hydrothermal vents‚ hot springs‚ swamps‚ wetlands‚ and the guts of animals. This is a diagram of a prokaryote cell and it shows that they are not very complex cells. They do not contain any membrane
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