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The biology of cancer / Robert A. Weinberg.
Holman Biotech Commons RC268.4 .W45 2014 1 v. + DVD-ROM
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Holman Biotech Commons RC268.4 .W45 2014 1 v. + DVD-ROM + poster
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Veterinary: Atwood Library (Campus) RC268.4 .W45 2014 1 v. + DVD-ROM + poster
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weinberg, Robert A. (Robert Allan), 1942-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cancer--Molecular aspects.
- Cancer.
- Cancer--Genetic aspects.
- Cancer cells.
- Neoplasms--genetics.
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic.
- Genes, Neoplasm.
- Medical Subjects:
- Neoplasms--genetics.
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic.
- Genes, Neoplasm.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 DVD-ROM (digital : color, sound ; 4 3/4 in.) + 1 poster (color ; 55 x 70 cm, folded to 18 x 28 cm)
- 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Garland Science, [2014]
- System Details:
- analog
- magneto-optical
- text file
- Summary:
- Accompanying DVD-ROM includes: figures in PowerPoint and JPEG formats, supplementary sidebars, mini-lectures, movies, and media guide. A more detailed listing of the supplementary sidebars and the text to which they are keyed is on p. xvi.
- Contents:
- The biology and genetics of cells and organisms
- The nature of cancer
- Tumor viruses
- Cellular oncogenes
- Growth factors, receptors, and cancer
- Cytoplasmic signaling circuitry programs many of the traits of cancer
- Tumor suppressor genes
- pRb and control of the cell cycle clock
- p53 and apoptosis : master guardian and executioner
- Eternal life : cell immortalization and tumorigenesis
- Multi-step tumorigenesis
- Maintenance of genomic integrity and the development of cancer
- Dialogue replaces monologue : heterotypic interactions and the biology of angiogenesis
- Moving out : invasion and metastasis
- Crowd control : tumor immunology and immunotherapy
- The rational treatment of cancer.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Title on accompanying poster: Pathways in human cancer, revised edition.
- Contains:
- Pathways in human cancer.
- ISBN:
- 9780815342199
- 0815342195
- 9780815342205
- 0815342209
- OCLC:
- 841051175
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