I am studying the human circulatory and respiratory systems to develop tools for automated diagnosis of disease.
During the past year, I have read basic books about respiratory physiology, electrocardiography, etc.
At the moment, I feel that my lack of understanding of basic cell biology is prohibiting any further progress. I would like to find a very introductory book on cell biology, which would teach me
- what kind of cells there are in humans, what are they made of, and what are their main components
- basics of cell cycles, how cells are studied, how they look under the (various kinds of) microscopes
- etc
The ideal text would probably be on the undergraduate level and not be much longer than 300 pages. Any suggestions? So I just want to find something to start with.