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<strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>International</strong> AS <strong>Level</strong> <strong>Biology</strong><br />

Recommended resources<br />

Chapter 4<br />

Further reading<br />

Alberts, B et al. (2013) Essential Cell <strong>Biology</strong>, 4th edn. Garland Science.<br />

There are animations and video clips with narrated explanations covering aspects of membrane<br />

structure and function:<br />

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Chapter 11: ‘Membrane Structure’ including ‘Fluidity of the lipid bilayer’, ‘Lipids and lipid bilayer’<br />

Chapter 12: ‘Transport Across Cell Membranes’ including ‘Na + /K + pump’, ‘Membrane effects in<br />

a red blood cell’ (including demonstration of osmosis), ‘Transport by carrier proteins’, ‘Glucose<br />

uptake’, ‘Potassium channel’<br />

Available at: www.garlandscience.com/ECB4-students.<br />

Hancock, J.T. (2010) Cell Signalling, 3rd edn. Oxford University Press.<br />

A detailed, well-illustrated account of cell signalling for students who wish to extend their knowledge<br />

of this important branch of modern biology.<br />

Online and interactive resources<br />

http://cellpics.cimr.cam.ac.uk<br />

This is the homepage of a cell biology website for schools.<br />

http://cellpics.cimr.cam.ac.uk/cell_signalling.html<br />

An appreciation of the importance of cell signalling can be obtained with this interactive<br />

presentation on the CELLpics website.<br />

www.johnkyrk.com<br />

John Kyrk’s website has an animation on cell membranes.<br />

<strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>International</strong> AS and A <strong>Level</strong> <strong>Biology</strong> © <strong>Cambridge</strong> University Press 2014

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