Stem Cells and Prostate Cancer

Stem Cells and Prostate Cancer edited by Scott D. Cramer.

Recent evidence demonstrates that normal prostate tissue contains stem cells.  There is also accumulating evidence that prostate cancer contains a population of cells with stem cell-like characteristics referred to as cancer stem cells, or tumor initiating cells.  Both the normal prostate stem cell...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Cramer, Scott D. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Cancer research.
Cell biology.
Medicine.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Stem Cells and Prostate Development
  • Isolation and Characterization of Prostate Stem Cells
  • Prostate tumor initiating cells
  • TIC Markers and methods of characterization
  • Genetic Control of Self Renewal of the TIC
  • Therapeutic targeting of the prostate TIC.- The prostate stem cell niche.- Tumor stroma control of the prostate TIC.- Targeting the prostate stem cell for chemoprevention.- Stem cell models for functional validation of prostate cancer genes
  • Index .

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