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RECORD NUMBER: 29 OF 31| Main Title | The biology of cancer / | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Author | Weinberg, Robert A. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Garland Science, | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Year Published | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 63114199 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ISBN | 0815340788; 9780815340782; 0815340761; 9780815340768; 9780415340768 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Subjects | Cancer--Molecular aspects ; Cancer--Genetic aspects ; Cancer cells ; Neoplasms--genetics ; Genes, Neoplasm ; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic ; | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Collation | 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Includes poster entitled Pathways in human cancer. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Contents Notes | The biology and genetics of cells and organisms -- The nature of cancer -- Tumor viruses -- Cellular oncogenes -- Growth factors and their receptors -- Cytoplasmic signaling circuitry programs many of the traits of cancer -- Tumor suppressor genes -- pRb and control of the cell cycle clock -- p53 and apoptosis: master guardian and executioner -- Eternal life: cell immortalization and tumorigenesis -- Multistep tumorigenesis -- Maintenance of genomic integrity and the development of cancer -- Dialogue replaces monologue: heterotypic interactions and the biology of angiogenesis -- Moving out: invasion and metastasis -- Crowd control: tumor immunology and immunotherapy -- The rational treatment of cancer. The biology and genetics of cells and organisms -- The nature of cancer -- Tumor viruses -- Cellular oncogenes -- Growth factors and their receptors -- Cytoplasmic signaling circuitry programs many of the traits of cancer -- Tumor suppressor genes -- pRb and control of the cell cycle clock -- P53 and apoptosis: master guardian, and executioner -- Eternal life: cell immortalization and tumorigenesis -- Multistep tumorigenesis -- Maintenance of genomic integrity and the development of cancer -- Dialogue replaces monologue: heterotypic interactions and the biology of angiogenesis -- Moving out: invasion and metastasis -- Crowd control: tumor immunology and immunotherapy -- The rational treatment of cancer. Accompanying CD-ROM contains ... "figures from text--in PowerPoint and JPEG formats; supplementary sidebars; mini-lectures; movies."--CD-ROM label. |