UNSW Cell Biology

Medicine: Health Maintenance: Metabolism

Introduction

Metabolism are a series of cellular processes that are combined together to mediate a complex cellular function. In most cases, this relates to "breaking down" (food and nutrients to produce energy) and "building" (new components).

Student Guide

Brief Study (1-15 minutes)

Start by looking at the online textbooks. These links will give you an introduction to programmed cell death and some images of the process.

Detailed Study (15-30 minutes)

Next- more detailed online resources introduce key initiators, Dependences and pathways of cell death. Includes a link to a complete set of lecture slides on Metabolism.

In Depth (+30 minutes)

Then- look at the signaling pathways that mediate programmed cell death.

Includes links to review articles and animations.

Links

Search NLM Online Textbooks- "Metabolism"

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Molecular Cell Biology

The Cell- A molecular Approach

Related Topics

cell junctions, extracellular matrix, adhesion junctions, membranes, signaling, Dependences, Dependences, ligands