Vitamin D Analogs in Cancer Prevention and Therapy (Recent Results in Cancer Research)
Contributors: J. Reichrath (Editor); M. Friedrich (Editor); W. Tilgen (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: August 13, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9783540002901
Subjects: Dietetics & nutrition; Molecular biology; Medical; Science; Diseases - Cancer; Life Sciences - General; Oncology; Medical / Oncology; cancer prevention; cancer therapy; endocrinology; Cancer; Chemotherapy; Congresses; Derivatives; Prevention; Therapeutic use; Vitamin D
First sentence: The nuclear receptor (NR) superfamily contains a series of transcription factors (48 human members) that are of high impact, because they can be specifically regulated in their activity by small lipophilic compounds of natural or synthetic origin (Chawla et al. 2001).