Metabolism, far from being just a housekeeping function, underlies all changes in cell size and function ...
Some of the body's cells stay put for life, while others are free to roam. To move, these migratory cells rely on ...
Ellis L. Reinherz is in the Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA, and at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA. Immune cells called T cells have ...
- Muscle cells, also known as myocytes, are specialized cells designed for contraction and force production. Skeletal Muscle Cells: These cells are long, cylindrical, and have a striated (or striped) ...