The Papillomaviruses

The papillomaviruses have emerged as the best understood viruses that cause cancer in humans. This volume reviews the remarkable confluence of science, medicine, and public health that recently culminated in the approval of vaccines that prevent many human papillomavirus infections, the first vaccin...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Garcea, Robert (Editor), DiMaio, Daniel (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edition:1st ed. 2007.
Subjects:
Immunology.
Diseases.
Virology.
Microbiology.
Cancer.
Cancer Biology.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Principles of Human Tumor Virology
  • History of Papillomavirus Research
  • Phylogeny and Typing of Papillomaviruses
  • The Differentiation-Dependent Life Cycle of Human Papillomaviruses in Keratinocytes
  • Papillomavirus Structure and Assembly
  • Viral Entry and Receptors
  • Human Papillomavirus Transcription
  • DNA Replication of Papillomaviruses
  • Papillomavirus E5 Proteins
  • Human Papillomavirus E6 and E7 Oncogenes
  • In Vivo Models for the Study of Animal and Human Papillomaviruses
  • The Humoral Immune Response to Human Papillomavirus
  • Cell-Mediated Immune Responses to Human Papillomavirus
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines
  • Clinical Assessment, Therapies, New Tests, and Algorithms
  • Possible Worldwide Impact of Prevention of Human Papillomavirus Infection.

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