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Fetal Antigens and Cancer.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
John Wiley & Sons,
2009.
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| Colección: | Novartis Foundation Symposia.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Fetal antigens and cancer; Contents; Introduction; Expression of embryonic characters by malignant cells; Discussion; Embryonic antigens in malignancy and pregnancy: common denominators in immune regulation; Discussion; The T/t-complex: a family of genes controlling early embryonic surface antigens; Discussion; Fetal histocompatibility antigens and maternal immune responses; Discussion; How are tumour antigens related to normal antigens?; Discussion; The functional significance of tumour-associated cell surface alterations of embryonic and unknown origin; Discussion.
- Host recognition of antigens: do they induce specific antibodies?Discussion; Human chorionic gonadotropin as a model for a fetal antigen; Discussion; Can fetal antigens be used for prophylac-tic immunization?; Discussion; Parity and susceptibility to cancer; Discussion; Embryonic precancerous and cancerous human antigens recognized by monoclonal antibodies; Discussion; Antibodies to fetal antigens associated with rodenttumours; Discussion; General discussion; Closing remarks; Index of contributors; Subject index.