Fetal antigens and cancer / / [editors: David Evered (organizer) and Julie Whelan]

• Pubblicazione: London, : Pitman; Summit, N.J., : distributed in North America by CIBA Pharmaceutical, 1983
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 616.99/40792; 616.9940792
• Soggetto topico: Fetus - Cancer; Cancer - Immunological aspects; Tumor antigens
• Altri autori: EveredDavid WhelanJulie
• Note generali: "Symposium on Fetal antigens and cancer, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 20-22 July 1982"--Contents page.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Fetal antigens and cancer; Contents; Introduction; Expression of embryonic characters by malignant cells; Discussion; Embryonic antigens in malignancy and pregnancy: common denominators in immune regulation; Discussion; The T/t-complex: a family of genes controlling early embryonic surface antigens; Discussion; Fetal histocompatibility antigens and maternal immune responses; Discussion; How are tumour antigens related to normal antigens?; Discussion; The functional significance of tumour-associated cell surface alterations of embryonic and unknown origin; Discussion ; Host recognition of antigens: do they induce specific antibodies? Discussion; Human chorionic gonadotropin as a model for a fetal antigen; Discussion; Can fetal antigens be used for prophylactic immunization?; Discussion; Parity and susceptibility to cancer; Discussion; Embryonic precancerous and cancerous human antigens recognized by monoclonal antibodies; Discussion; Antibodies to fetal antigens associated with rodent tumours; Discussion; General discussion; Closing remarks; Index of contributors; Subject index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world.
• Titolo autorizzato: Fetal antigens and cancer
• ISBN: 9786613694409; 9781280784019; 1280784016; 9780470720776; 0470720778; 9780470718476; 0470718471
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818858803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 96.