Cell Immortalization
This book describes the most outstanding theoretical hypotheses aiming at explaining the infinite proliferative potential of a cell population, what is now known under the term cell immortalization. It elucidates the phenomenon from an evolutionary point of view, and describes the cell systems used...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2000, 2000
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Edition: | 1st ed. 2000 |
Series: | Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology
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Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- A Theory on Cellular Aging and Cell Immortalization
- Cell Immortality: Maintenance of Cell Division Potential
- Comparative Biology of Cell Immortalization
- Clonal Life Cycle of Paramecium in the Context of Evolutionary Acquired Mortality
- Cellular Genealogy of In-Vitro Senescence and Immortalization
- SV40-Mediated Immortalization
- Concepts of Immortalization in Human Mammary Epithelial Cells
- Telomeres and Cell Division Potential
- Cellular mortality and Immortalization: A Complex Interplay of Multiple Gene Functions