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Cancer treatment and the ovary : clinical and laboratory analysis of ovarian toxicity /

Cancer treatment and the ovary: clinical and laboratory analysis of ovarian toxicity provides the reader with a basic understanding on how the ovary is adversely impacted by cancer treatment, an essential foundational knowledge for this rapidly-developing field. The book describes both the clinical...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Anderson, Richard A. (Editor ), Spears, Norah (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Elsevier/Academic Press, ©2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Ovarian follicle biology and the basis for gonadotoxicity
  • Relevant cancer diagnoses, commonly used chemotherapy agents and their biochemical mechanisms of action
  • Clinical assessment of ovarian toxicity
  • The current understanding of clinical data on ovarian toxicity from cancer treatment
  • In vivo models of ovarian toxicity
  • In vitro models of ovarian toxicity
  • Ovarian tissue cryopreservation for fertility preservation
  • Current clinical approaches to protecting the ovary : GnRH analogues
  • Preclinical approaches to the protection of ovarian function.