2018
Overview
Cellular physiology is the study of the functions and mechanisms that take place within cells, the fundamental units of all living organisms. It investigates the processes that allow cells to survive, grow, communicate, and respond to their environment, including energy production and metabolism, the transport of substances across cell membranes, signal transduction, and the regulation of the cell cycle. Cellular physiology examines how ions, nutrients, and signalling molecules move into and out of cells, how cells maintain their internal balance, and how they convert energy from nutrients into forms that power cellular work. It also addresses how cells coordinate with one another to support the function of tissues and organs. Because every physiological process in the body ultimately depends on the activity of cells, understanding cellular physiology is essential for explaining how organisms function in health and how disruptions at the cellular level contribute to disease. The field draws on biochemistry, molecular biology, and biophysics, and it provides the foundation for higher levels of physiological organisation, linking molecular events to the behaviour of whole tissues and systems. Insights from cellular physiology inform research across medicine, pharmacology, and biotechnology. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research in the International Physiology Journal relevant to cellular physiology and the functional biology of cells.
Research published in this journal
1 peer-reviewed article, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.