Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface to the series; Introduction; Contributors; The Nature and Expression of the Human CEA Family; The Nature and Expression of the Rodent CEA Families: Evolutionary Considerations; Properties of Adhesion Mediated by the Human CEA Family; Cell Adhesion and Signaling by the Rodent CEA Family; CEA Family Members Expressed on Hematopoietic Cell and their Possible Role in Cell Adhesion and Signaling; Signal Transduction Mediated by the CEA Family; Contributions of the Human CEA Family to Malignant Transformation; Role of C-CAM as a Tumor Suppressor. Rodent CEA-Related Glycoproteins are Receptors for Murine CoronavirusesCEA and Metastasis: A Facilitator of Site-Specific Metastasis; Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) a Model for Immunotherapy using Recombinant Vaccines; Novel Clinical Applications of CEA in Cancer Imaging and Therapy with Radiolabeled Antibodies; Mice Transgenic for the CEA Gene as a Model for Cancer Immunotherapy and Antibody Targeting Studies; The CEA Ge.
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This text contains reviews, recent results, hypotheses, and clinical applications regarding a gene family that, from its widespread changes in expression in tumours at many sites, should be regarded as a "major player" in human cancer.