by Shik Yuen Lo. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 102-124). / Abstract / List of Illustrations / List of Tables / Acknowledgements / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2. --- Literature Review / Chapter 2.1 --- Anatomy of the Human Nasopharynx --- p.4 / Chapter 2.2 --- Histology of the Human Nasopharynx --- p.6 / Chapter 2.3 --- Intra-epithelial Lesions of the Nasopharyngeal Epithelium --- p.10 / Chapter A. --- Hyperplasia / Chapter B. --- Metaplasia / Chapter C. --- Koilocytes / Chapter D. --- Nasopharyngeal intra-epithelial neoplasia / Chapter 2.4 --- Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma --- p.19 / Chapter A. --- Histopathological classification of NPG / Chapter B. --- Epidemiology / Chapter C. --- Etiological factors / Chapter 2.5 --- Epstein-Barr Virus and Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma --- p.27 / Chapter A. --- Serological / Chapter B. --- EBV genome in NPC / Chapter C. --- EBV encoded latent gene products / Chapter 2.6 --- Cancer Genes in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma --- p.28 / Chapter A. --- "Tumours suppressor Gene, p53" / Chapter B. --- "Oncogenes, c-myc, ras and bcl-2" / Chapter 2.7 --- Immunohistochemical methods --- p.33 / Chapter A. --- Avidin-Biotin Complex method (ABC) / Chapter B. --- Alkaline phosphotase Anti-alkaline phosphotase method (APAAP) / Chapter C. --- Unmasking of antigens / Chapter 2.8 --- Techniques in ISH --- p.40 / Chapter 3. --- Material and Methods --- p.42 / Chapter 3.1 --- Tissue Samples --- p.42 / Chapter A. --- "Samples for ras, c-myc and p53 studies" / Chapter B. --- Samples for LMP-1 study / Chapter C. --- Samples for bcl-2 study / Chapter D. --- Samples for EBER-RNAs study / Chapter 3.2 --- Monoclonal Antibodies --- p.47 / Chapter 3.3 --- Tissue Processing --- p.49 / Chapter A. --- Tissue processing for formalin fixed tissue / Chapter B. --- Tissue processing for frozen section / Chapter 3.4 --- IHC Techniques --- p.50 / Chapter A. --- Pretreatment of Laboratory Wares / Chapter B. --- Determination of optimum dilution and incubation time for p53antibody / Chapter C. --- Determination of optimum dilution and incubation time for bcl-2 and LMP-1 antibodies / Chapter D. --- Determination of optimum dilution and incubation time for c-myc and ras / Chapter E. --- "Detection of p53, c-myc and ras by ABC method" / Chapter F. --- Detection of bcl-2 and LMP-1 by APAAP method / Chapter 3.6 --- ISH --- p.57 / Chapter A. --- Pretreatment of laboratory wares / Chapter B. --- FITC conjugated EBER oligonucleotide probe / Chapter C. --- Determination of PK dilution for paraffin section / Chapter D. --- Determination of PK dilution for frozen section / Chapter E. --- Determination of the choice of fixative for frozen section / Chapter F. --- Detection of EBER-RNAs by ISH method / Chapter 3.7 --- Statistical analysis --- p.62 / Chapter A. --- p53 / Chapter B. --- c-myc and ras / Chapter 4. --- Results --- p.63 / Chapter A. --- ras / Chapter B. --- c-myc / Chapter C. --- p53 / Chapter D. --- LMP-1 / Chapter E. --- Bcl-2 / Chapter F. --- EBER-RNAs / Chapter 5. --- Discussion --- p.86 / Chapter 6. --- Conclusion and Summary --- p.97 / Appendix --- p.99 / Reference --- p.102
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_320702 |
| Date | January 1995 |
| Contributors | Lo, Shik Yuen., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Pathological Sciences. |
| Publisher | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, 124 leaves : ill. (some mounted col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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