Caveolins in Cancer Pathogenesis, Prevention and Therapy

By Isabelle Mercier

Book Overview

Caveolins are important structural proteins of Caveolae, small invaginations of the membrane. They have been shown to play an important role in the pathogenesis of multiple cancers. In this volume, we will mainly focus on the importance of Caveolin-1 in breast, prostate, lung, skin, colon, pancreatic and brain cancers with also a mention of the novel role of Caveolin-3 in breast cancer.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493901346
• ISBN13: 9781493901340
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"