Metastatic Cell: Behaviour and biochemistry / Edition 1

by C.W. Evans

Overview

The normally functioning cell has controls which prevent it proliferating and invading regions of the body from which it is normally excluded. Under certain conditions, the normal rules breakdown and cell proliferation and migration, or metastasis, leads to the formation of tumours. The metastatic behaviour of malignant tumour cells is responsible for the majority of cancer deaths. This book deals with the behaviour and biochemistry of errant cells, a subject that is at the forefront of current reserch in cellular and molecular biology, providing general and specialized information on cell adhesion and mobility in the metastatic process, the behaviour of the cells involved and how they differ from normal cells.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780412303005
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	12/31/1990
Edition description:	1991
Pages:	556
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.05(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Editorial Reviews

Graduate students who acquire it as a supplemental text will find much to enjoy, ponder and use. - Bioscience; Better view of the current science - Cancer Cells; Clive Evans has succeeded in bringing together in an eminently readable manner the threads of a complex, difficult and rapidly expanding field. ...The clarity of style and wit of the author...immediately captures the attention of the prospective reader. ... This book will fulfill the need of an enormous number of people working in the area of tumour biology for it brings together a thorough synthesis of the recent literature in the field. FEBs Lett.313,323

From the Publisher

Provides a comprehensive treatment of the metastatic process, including extensive background information on tumorigenesis and the role of the immune system, but placing the emphasis on the blood-borne spread of malignant cells. Theories relating to the metastatic process are examined with reference to the behavioral traits considered pertinent to the invasive process. The evidence for the potential significance of oncogenes in metastasis and the possibilities for new treatment regimes for malignancy are discussed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews