In the mouse, heterozygosity for several reciprocal and Robertsonian translocations is associated with impairment of chromosome synapsis and suppression of crossover formation in segments near the points of exchange during prophase of meiosis. This thesis describes the analysis of the consequences of the occurrence of non-homologous synapsis and/or...
Gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIQ plays an important role in the differentiation and growth of cells. Increasing evidence also suggests a role for inhibition of GJIC in the promotion phase of tumor formation. How the level of GJIC is regulated in normal cells, and if this regulation is changed during the process of tumor formation is...
Human Philadelphia-positive leukemia results from a balanced chromosomal translocation, which fuses the BCR gene on chromosome 22 to the ABL proto-oncogene on chromosome 9. The understanding of Ph-positive leukemogenesis has advanced enormously over the last few decades. Although in vitro assay systems currently used, are not always relevant to hum...
SummaryRespiratory tract cancer is the leading cause of death by cancer in 'Western' countries. The greater part of lung cancers are caused by smoking. Furthermore, environmental air pollution and occupational exposure contribute to the high incidence of lung cancer. Because it seems to be an almost impossible task to eliminate exposure of man to a...
Chapter I gives (1) a brief review of morphological and molecular changes in mammalian oocytes initiated by fertilization, (2) a summary of published data on several aspects of post-ovulatory ageing in relation to embryonic development and (3) a description of methods to time ovulation and fertilization.Precise timing of ovulation and fertilization...