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Record Nr.

UNINA9910145688503321

Autore

Heath J. K

Titolo

Principles of cell proliferation / / John K. Heath

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2001

ISBN

1-281-32089-7

9786611320898

0-470-75708-6

0-470-75684-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (150 p.)

Disciplina

571.8/4

Soggetti

Carcinogenesis

Cell proliferation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-133) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Principles of Cell Proliferation; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Biology of the Cell Cycle; 2 Growth Factors; 3 Receptors; 4 Intracellular Signals; 5 Gene Expression; 6 The Cell Cycle Engine; 7 Oncogenes; 8 Tumour Suppressor Genes; 9 Cell Survival; Further Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Controlled expansion of cell populations is a fundamental feature of living organisms, being a finely-tuned balance between cell proliferation and cell death. This book aims to explain the molecular mechanisms that lie behind the multiplication and survival of eukaryotic cells. This encompasses both the normal regulation of cell populations in development or physiological adaptation and pathological mechanisms of cell cycle control in cancer. Principles of Cell Proliferation progressively introduces the function of growth factors, receptors, signal transduction pathways, gene expr