Ciba Foundation Symposium on Tumour Viruses of Murine Origin / / editors for the Ciba Foundation: G. E. W. Wolstenholme and Maeve O'Connor

• Pubblicazione: London, : J. & A. Churchill, 1962
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (456 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.99; 616.994
• Soggetto topico: Tumors; Tumors - Etiology; Oncogenic viruses
• Altri autori: O'ConnorMaeve WolstenholmeG. E. W (Gordon Ethelbert Ward)
• Note generali: Proceedings of the conference at the University of Perudia June 21-23, 1961.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: TUMOUR VIRUSES OF MURINE ORIGIN; CONTENTS; Address of Welcome; Chairman's opening remarks; Morphology of oncogenic and non-oncogenic mouse viruses; Discussion; Biological assay and serial passage of the mouse mammary tumour agent in mammary tumours from mothers and their hybrid progeny; Discussion; Strain differences in the mammary tumour-inducing virus as detected by the characters and behaviour of neoplasms; Discussion; On the identification and characterization of the milk agent; Discussion; Observations and thoughts on tumour viruses; Discussion; General Discussion ; Studies on pathogenic properties and natural transmission of a mouse leukemia virus Discussion; New investigations on the Friend disease; Discussion; The incidence and classification of spontaneous malignant diseases of the haematopoietic system in Swiss mice; Discussion; The possible rôle of a subcellular leukemogenic agent in homologous transplantation of mouse leukemic tissue, and the attempted passage of such an agent through tissue cultures; Discussion; Leukemogenesis in AKR mice; Discussion; Rôle of the thymus in virus-induced leukemia; Discussion ; The process of viral carcinogenesis in the hamster kidney with the polyoma virus Discussion; Tumours in polyoma-virus-immunized mice; Discussion; Mouse polyoma virus in a rural ecology; Discussion; The properties of Mill Hill polyoma virus (MHP); Discussion; Studies on transformation by polyoma virus in vitro; Discussion; The in vitro analysis of malignancy induced by polyoma virus; Discussion; Group discussion in summary of the symposium and on prospects for further research; Group discussion-addendum on the relevance of the proceedings to cancer causation in man; Chairman's closing remarks ; Index of AuthorsIndex of Subjects
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• Altri titoli varianti: Tumour viruses of murine origin
• Titolo autorizzato: Ciba Foundation Symposium on Tumour Viruses of Murine Origin
• ISBN: 9786613619082; 9781280589256; 1280589256; 9780470719275; 0470719273; 9780470716786; 0470716789
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911019786903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Novartis Foundation Symposia