Table of Contents:
  • Expression of embryonic characters by malignant cells / François Jacob
  • Embryonic antigens in malignancy and pregnancy : common denominators in immune regulation / Joseph H. Coggin Jr
  • The T/t-complex, a family of genes controlling early embryonic surface antigens / Karen Artzt
  • Fetal histocompatibility antigens and maternal immune responses / W.D. Billington, S.C. Bell
  • How are tumour antigens related to normal antigens? / E.S. Lennox
  • The functional significance of tumour-associated cell surface alterations of embryonic and unknown origin / Reinhard Kurth
  • Host recognition of fetal antigens : do they induce specific antibodies? / L. Brent, R. Hunt, I.V. Hutchinson, P.B. Medawar, L. Palmer, L. Welsh
  • Human chorionic gonadotropin as a model for a fetal antigen / K.D. Bagshawe
  • Can fetal antigens be used for prophylactic immunization? / P.B. Medawar, Ruth Hunt
  • Parity and susceptibility to cancer / Valerie Beral
  • Embroyonic precancerous and cancerous human antigens recognized by monoclonal antibodies / Hilary Koprowski
  • Antibodies to fetal antigens associated with rodent tumours / R.W. Baldwin.