Cell biology

Cell biology

The study of cell structure, physiological properties, interactions with the environment and life cycle.

Contributors in Cell biology

Cell biology

The synthesis of protein on a template of messenger RNA; consists of three steps: initiation, elongation, and termination. Making of a polypeptide sequence by translating the genetic code of an mRNA ...

synaptic cleft

Biology; Cell biology

The space between the end of a neuron and an adjacent cell.

leukocytes

Biology; Cell biology

White blood cells; primarily engaged in fighting infection.

pons

Biology; Cell biology

The region that, with the medulla oblongata, makes up the hindbrain, which controls heart rate, constriction and dilation of blood vessels, respiration, and digestion.