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Tumour cell

tumour cell

(Science: oncology) cell derived from a tumour in an animal. Refers to a tumour causing malignant cell and not an adventitious normal cell. Loosely, a transformed cell able to give rise to tumours.


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... for example, evolution probably favours those who don't get a brain tumour from cell phones before they manage to have children. Or so ;) I am also quite certain that the ...

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Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:53 pm
 
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... for example, evolution probably favours those who don't get a brain tumour from cell phones before they manage to have children. Or so ;)

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Re: how does innate immunity link to b-cell and t-cell responses

i know what innate immunity is but i don't get how it links to b and t cell responses. plz help Firstly Defence mechanisms are split in 2: 1. Innate ... :) ) 2. Cellular Immunity (T-cells destroy infected body cells and tumour cells by lethal hit) B-cells and T-cells are both lymphocytes made ...

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Fri Jan 30, 2009 6:55 pm
 
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What is cancer?(in genral)

Cancer is described a multitude of cells that grow outwith normal control. This is a way of looking at how cancer occurs. ... checkpoints and the proteins involved in signalling any damage (such as p53-a tumour suppressor gene) means that abnormal cells are able to continue growing and ...

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by Katy_Bobbles
Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:00 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is cancer?(in genral)
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Re: Mathematical Medicine.

... discuss a range of modelling approaches, including models that describe cell proliferation, migration, differentiation, crypt fission, genetic instability, APC inactivation and tumour heterogeneity. We focus on the model assumptions, limitations and applications, ...

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by GegnianMD
Sat Jan 05, 2008 12:55 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Mathematical Medicine.
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