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Cancer : cell structures, carcinogens and genomic instability /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bignold, Leon P., 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basel ; Boston : Birhäuser, [2006]
Series:EXS ; 96.
Subjects:
Carcinogenesis > Molecular aspects.
Cancer cells.
Cancer > Pathophysiology.
Cancer > Genetic aspects.
Neoplasms > genetics.
Carcinogens.
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic > drug effects.
Genomic Instability.
Neoplasms > etiology.
Table of Contents:
  • Cancer morphology, carcinogenesis and genetic instability : a background
  • Abnormalities of chromatin in tumor cells
  • Aneuploidy, stem cells and cancer
  • The mode of action of organic carcinogens on cellular structures
  • Metal ions and carcinogenesis
  • Actions of ultraviolet light on cellular structures
  • Actions of radiation on living cells in the "post-bystander" era
  • Viral carcinogenesis and genomic instability
  • Abnormalities of cell structures in tumors : apoptosis in tumors
  • Molecular regulation of tumor angiogenesis : mechanisms and therapeutic implications
  • Genetic and environmental factors in hereditary predisposition to tumors : a conceptual overview
  • Effects of ionizing radiation on cellular structuress, induced instability and carcinogenesis
  • Genetic instability in human tumors
  • Molecular mechanisms of human carcinogenesis
  • Mechanisms of abnormal gene expression in tumor cells