Molecular and cellular biology of melanoma /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Austin :
R.G. Landes Co.,
1993.
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| Series: | Medical intelligence unit.
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Table of Contents:
- Incidence of melanoma
- Etiology of melanoma
- Potential role of ultraviolet (UV) light in melanoma development
- Molecular genetics of melanoma
- Oncogenes and suppressor genes
- Tumor progression in the melanocytic system
- Precursor stages of melanocytes
- Clinical and pathological evidence for tumor progression
- In vitro studies with melanocytes from different stages of tumor progression
- Nevus cells
- Experimental tumor development and progression
- Structure and function of molecules expressed by melanoma cells
- Adhesion receptors and their ligands
- Major histocompatibility antigens
- Growth factors, cytokines and their receptors
- Protein tyrosine kinases and protein kinases
- Cation-binding proteins
- Proteolytic enzymes and their inhibitors
- Melanocyte lineage markers
- Miscellaneous melanoma-associated antigens
- Markers distinguishing cells from different stages of melanoma progression.