Thesis (M.Phil.)--Murdoch University, 2006. / Thesis submitted to the Division of Health Sciences. Bibliography: leaves 97-101.

Inaug.-diss.-Bern. / "Literaturverzeichnis": p. [33]-36.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Göteborg University, 2006 / Thesis statement inserted. Includes bibliographical references.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 110-120). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

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During the past several years thirteen cows have died in the dairy herd at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute of malignant tumors of the lymphoid type. In view of research with respect to cancers of various types in man, any information relating to tumors acquired in this study should be of value not only to animal industry but also to similar conditions in in man A problem such as this requires long study, probably several years. This paper is a preliminary report on early fundamental steps of the cancer problem in dairy cattle as applied to local conditions. Because spontaneous cases of neoplasms in dairy cattle do not occur with any regularity, other phases of cancer research were instituted for investigation during the interval between cases. From the results of the previously described experiments, the following conclusions were drawn: 1. There was no evidence whatever of the neoplasms occurring in the rats about the dairy bards. 2. The attempts to produce neoplasms in dairy cattle due to foreign bodies implanted in the rumen were unsuccessful. 3. Attempts to transplant some of the tumors occurring naturally in the dairy cattle were unsuccessful. 4. Attempts to produce neoplasms in dairy cattle by weekly injections of four per cent solution or tar and lard were unsuccessful. 5. Attempts to produce tumors in fowl by weekly injections of four per cent solution or tar and lard were successful in five of the nine birds. Attempts to transplant two of these tumors were unsuccessful. 6. Occurrence of tumors in the members or the two families indicates possible genetic relationship. / Master of Science

The specific objective of this study was to determine if Fgf-3 gene expression is mediated by dietary fatty acids and to confirm mouse mammary tumor virus infection. It is well known that dietary linoleic acid enhances growth and dietary stearic acid inhibits growth of mammary tumors. Tumor RNA was extracted from female strain A/St mice fed one of four diets. A radioactively labeled anti-sense RNA probe was generated, invitro, from isolated and purified pFgf-3c (int-2c clone contained in the vector pSP65). The Fgf-3c probe was hybridized to extracted tumor RNA using the ribonuclease protection assay.Electron microscopy confirmed MMTV infection by visualization of type A and B particles in tumor tissue. Expression of Fgf-3c, qualified by RNase protection assay, ranged from 0.02 to 5.89 (relative band density) in all of the diet groups. A positive association between Fgf-3c expression and weight was observed among the tumors of the SA-1 diet (R = 0.947). The SF, SF-1, and PA experimental diets, individually, did not appear to show strong correlation with respect to tumor size. Fgf-3 expression was less in small tumors (<275 mg) and enhanced in large tumors (>275 mg) (p<0.05). / Department of Biology

Thesis--M. Med. Sc., University of Hong Kong, 1986. / Photocopy from typescript.

published_or_final_version / Medical Sciences / Master / Master of Medical Sciences