The Cytoskeleton and Cell Motility

Cytoskeleton research spans a broad range of scientific disciplines. This book provides an introduction to the subject for those requiring a basic knowlege of cytoskeletal structure, especially with respect to its functional aspects, from the swimming of spermatozoa to the crawling of cultured cells; from the transport of vesicles and organelles along nerve axons to the orderly segregation of chromosomes at mitosis and meiosis. This volume is written for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in cell bioloogy, molecular biology and biochemistry.