Mechanisms of Invasion and Metastasis

By Patrick B. De Maré

This book covers important biological, immunological, and molecular information essential for understanding the rationale and results of experiments and clinical observations on cell-cell and cell substrate adhesion; hydrolytic activities, cell motility; immunological and other host elements of the host-tumor ecosystem (at different sites of the metastic process); genetic and epigenetic elements of the acquisition and the expression of invasive phenotypes. 38 tables and 60 computer-drawn figures provide comprehensive overviews, and a methodological chapter emphasizing the differences and similarities between assays and their relevance for natural situations has also been included. Clinical and experimental cancer researchers, as well as as post-graduate students interested in cancer research, will find this book to be an indispensable reference resource.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849362547
• ISBN13: 9780849362545
• Release Date: April 1991
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.3" x 10.2"