The genetics and molecular biology of neural tumors
By: Avery A. Sandberg, John F. Stone.
Contributors: Stone, John F.
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Totowa, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 450
ISBN-13: 9781934115589; 9781597455107
Subjects: Nervous system -- Tumors -- Genetic aspects; Nervous system -- Tumors -- Molecular aspects
Description: Collecting an extensive amount of information from thousands of publications by leading investigators in this rapidly developing field, this book provides a convenient and up-to-date one volume source for research in neural tumors of various cellular origins. Each chapter, with a comprehensive list of references and many informative tables, contains clinical and epidemiologic information, as well as succinct but relevant patho-histologic and immunohistochemical descriptions facilitating the interpretation of the findings on tumor genetics and molecular biology. With over 3,500 references, 110 figures and 120 tables, this volume gathers a large body of knowledge regarding human neural tumors.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.