Cellular and Molecular Biology of Mammary Cancer

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Changes in Antigen Patterns During Development of the Mouse Mammary Gland: Implications for Tumorigenesis....Pages 1-8
Stem Cells in Mammary Development and Cancer....Pages 9-28
Structural Components as Markers of Differentiation and Neoplastic Progression in Mammary Epithelial Cells....Pages 29-45
Chromosomes in Breast Cancer....Pages 47-65
Epithelium — Mesenchyme Interaction in the Fetal Mammary Gland....Pages 67-80
Extracellular Matrix Effects on Mammary Cell Behavior....Pages 81-104
Extracellular Matrix: Structure, Biosynthesis, and Role in Mammary Differentiation....Pages 105-128
Adipocyte, Preadipocyte and Mammary Epithelial Cell Interaction....Pages 129-140
Interaction of Mammary Tumor Subpopulations....Pages 141-162
Rodent Models To Examine In Vivo Hormonal Regulation of Mammary Gland Tumorigenesis....Pages 163-179
Primary Culture Systems for Mammary Biology Studies....Pages 181-203
Prolactin Effects and Regulation of its Receptors in Human Mammary Tumor Cells....Pages 205-219
Regulation of Growth and Secretion of Growth Factors by 17 B-Estradiol and V-RAS H Oncogene in Human Mammary Carcinoma Cell Lines....Pages 221-237
Growth Factor Production by Mammary Tumor Cells....Pages 239-252
Prostaglandins in Breast Cancer....Pages 253-273
Exogenous and Endogenous Mouse Mammary Tumor Viruses: Replication and Cell Transformation....Pages 275-306
On the Mechanism of Carcinogenesis by Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus....Pages 307-319
Hormonal Control of Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus Transcription....Pages 321-333
Overt and Cryptic Functions of the Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus Long Terminal Repeat DNA Sequence....Pages 335-351
Cell Biology of Mouse Mammary Carcinogenesis in Organ Culture....Pages 353-379
Involvement of Oncogenes in Carcinogenesis....Pages 381-398
Role of Differentiation on Transformation of Human Breast Epithelial Cells....Pages 399-417
Growth and Transformation of Human Mammary Epithelial Cells in Culture....Pages 419-436
Cellular Manifestations of Human Breast Cancer....Pages 437-452
Cytokinetics of Mammary Tumor Models and the Effect of Therapeutic Intervention....Pages 453-478
Current Concepts of Selenium and Mammary Tumorigenesis....Pages 479-494
Dietary Retinoids and the Chemoprevention of Mammary Gland Tumorigenesis....Pages 495-508
Back Matter....Pages 509-518