Ciba Foundation Symposium on Carcinogenesis : Mechanisms of Action / / editors for the Ciba Foundation, G.E.W. Wolstenholme and Maeve O'Connor

• Pubblicazione: Boston, : Little, Brown and Co., 1959
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (358 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Carcinogenesis
• Altri autori: O'ConnorMaeve WolstenholmeG. E. W (Gordon Ethelbert Ward)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: CARCINOGENESIS MECHANISMS OF ACTION; PREFACE; CONTENTS; Chairman's opening remarks; Theories of carcinogenesis; Observations on the Oppenheimer method of inducing tumours by subcutaneous implantation of plastic films; Discussion; Mechanism of carcinogenesis by viruses; Discussion; Initiation and promotion in carcinogenesis; Discussion; Some study new implications of the two-stage mechanism in the of skin carcinogenesis; Discussion; The use of cocarcinogens in the study of carcinogenesis; Discussion; The mechanism of hormonal carcinogenesis; Discussion; Carcinogenesis in alloxan-diabetic rats ; Discussion:General Discussion; Pharmacological approach to carcinogenesis; Discussion; Immunological aspects of cancer; Discussion; Loss of specific cell antigen in relation to carcinogenesis; Discussion; The relation of protein binding to hydrocarbon carcino- genesis; Discussion; The effect of variation in experimental procedure in amine carcinogenesis; Discussion; The biochemical mechanisms of induction of bladder cancer; Discussion; The nature of the neoplastic transformation in lymphoid tumour induction; Discussion; Studies on the mechanism of leukaemogenesis by ionizing radiation ; DiscussionCarcinogenesis by leukaemic cell-free extracts in mice; Discussion; The possible role of metals and of metal chelation in the carcinogenic process; Discussion; Problems of testing preparations for carcinogenic pro- perties in the chemical industry; Discussion; Closing remarks
• 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: Carcinogenesis : mechanisms of action
• Titolo autorizzato: Ciba Foundation Symposium on Carcinogenesis
• ISBN: 9786613679338; 9781280768569; 1280768568; 9780470719138; 0470719133; 9780470716625; 0470716622
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911019644703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ciba Foundation symposium.