ZOOL 232
CELL BIOLOGY
Dr. Odongo Othira, Ph.D.
Dept. of Biological Sciences
P. O. Box 536 – 20115
EGERTON
Othira JO, 2012. Cell Biology 1
,a) Course Objectives
• To describe the structure and function of
eukaryotic cell
• To explain and apply the principles underlying
experimental techniques used in studying
eukaryotic cells
b) Course Prerequisites
• BOTA 101: General Botany
• ZOOL 100: General Zoology
Othira JO, 2012. Cell Biology 2
,c) Key References
• Rangarajan D and Shaw D, 2004. Cell and Molecular
Biology, Garland Publishing Inc.
• Smith and Wood, 1994. Cell Biology, First edition,
Chapman and Hall, London.
• Darnel J, Lodish H and Baltimore D, 1990. Molecular
Cell Biology, Second edition. Scientific American
Books.
• Cooper GM and Hausman RE, 2007. The Cell, A
Molecular Approach, Fourth edition. ASM Press,
Washington.
• Hames D and Hooper N, 2005. Bios Notes,
Biochemistry, Third edition. Taylor and Francis Inc.
Othira JO, 2012. Cell Biology 3
, Course Outline
1. Introduction 5. The Cytoplasmic Organelles
The Nucleus & Nucleolus
2. General Cell Structure The Ribosomes
Cell Size and Shape The Endoplasmic Reticulum
Classification of Cells The Golgi Complex
The Lysosomes
3. Cellular Boundary The Central Vacuole
The Plant Cell Wall
The Animal Extracellular Matrix 6. Cellular Respiratory Organelles
Plasma (Cell) Membrane The Mitochondrion
Transport of Small and Bulk The Chloroplast
Macromolecules Other Plastids
4. The Cytoplasm 7. The Cell Cycle, Ageing and Death
Organization of the Cytoplasm The Cell Cycle
The Cytoskeleton Cell Division: Mitosis & Meiosis
Cellular Movement Cell Division in Gametogenesis
Cellular Ageing
Cell Death
Othira JO, 2012. Cell Biology 4
CELL BIOLOGY
Dr. Odongo Othira, Ph.D.
Dept. of Biological Sciences
P. O. Box 536 – 20115
EGERTON
Othira JO, 2012. Cell Biology 1
,a) Course Objectives
• To describe the structure and function of
eukaryotic cell
• To explain and apply the principles underlying
experimental techniques used in studying
eukaryotic cells
b) Course Prerequisites
• BOTA 101: General Botany
• ZOOL 100: General Zoology
Othira JO, 2012. Cell Biology 2
,c) Key References
• Rangarajan D and Shaw D, 2004. Cell and Molecular
Biology, Garland Publishing Inc.
• Smith and Wood, 1994. Cell Biology, First edition,
Chapman and Hall, London.
• Darnel J, Lodish H and Baltimore D, 1990. Molecular
Cell Biology, Second edition. Scientific American
Books.
• Cooper GM and Hausman RE, 2007. The Cell, A
Molecular Approach, Fourth edition. ASM Press,
Washington.
• Hames D and Hooper N, 2005. Bios Notes,
Biochemistry, Third edition. Taylor and Francis Inc.
Othira JO, 2012. Cell Biology 3
, Course Outline
1. Introduction 5. The Cytoplasmic Organelles
The Nucleus & Nucleolus
2. General Cell Structure The Ribosomes
Cell Size and Shape The Endoplasmic Reticulum
Classification of Cells The Golgi Complex
The Lysosomes
3. Cellular Boundary The Central Vacuole
The Plant Cell Wall
The Animal Extracellular Matrix 6. Cellular Respiratory Organelles
Plasma (Cell) Membrane The Mitochondrion
Transport of Small and Bulk The Chloroplast
Macromolecules Other Plastids
4. The Cytoplasm 7. The Cell Cycle, Ageing and Death
Organization of the Cytoplasm The Cell Cycle
The Cytoskeleton Cell Division: Mitosis & Meiosis
Cellular Movement Cell Division in Gametogenesis
Cellular Ageing
Cell Death
Othira JO, 2012. Cell Biology 4
