Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Carcinogenesis in the Hamster

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Tajima, Yoshitsugu (Editor), Kuroki, Tamotsu (Editor), Kanematsu, Takashi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Hepatology.; Surgical oncology.; Animal anatomy.; Animal physiology.; Biology > Technique.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.; Biological Techniques.; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology.; Animal Physiology.; Surgical Oncology.

Malignant neoplasms occurring in the biliary tract and pancreas remain a therap- tic challenge. The mechanism of carcinogenesis as well as the growth and spread of these tumors is still poorly understood, making the development of rational tre- ment strategies difficult. In order to improve the clin...

Table of Contents:

• General Information
• The Syrian Hamster as an Experimental Animal
• Surgical Instruments
• Anesthesia of the Laboratory Hamster
• Fundamental Surgical Techniques
• Experimental Carcinogenesis in the Hamster
• Hamster Models of Biliary Carcinoma
• Biliary Carcinomas Induced in the Hamster
• Biliary Inflammation and Biliary Carcinogenesis
• Spontaneous Biliary Carcinogenesis
• Modification of Biliary Carcinogenesis
• Chemoprevention of Biliary Carcinogenesis
• Hamster Model of an Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm (IPMN) of the Pancreas
• Chemoprevention of Pancreatic Carcinogenesis
• Cancer Lines and Biliary Epithelial Cell Lines
• Establishment of Transplantable Biliary Cancer Lines
• Establishment of Biliary Epithelial Cell Lines from the Hamster.