Biology of the Mammary Gland (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology)
Contributors: John A. Mol (Editor); Roger A. Clegg (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: August 31, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780306464140
Subjects: Animal reproduction; Molecular biology; Endocrinology; Science; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Mammals; Nature-Mammals; Science / Biology; Science / Zoology; Science-Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology; Congresses; Mammary glands; Molecular aspects; Physiology
First sentence: The search for genetic alterations that give rise to mammary cancer, in animal models or humans, has revealed several growth factors, growth factor receptors, as well as cell cycle regulators, that can act as proto-oncogenes when they are over-expressed or constitutively activated through somatic mutation.