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ERIC Number: EJ374039
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Antioncogenes.
Oppenheimer, Steven B.
Science Teacher, v55 n4 p26-27 Apr 1988
Discusses one mechanism proposed for the two-step initiation/promotion scenario of the development of cancer called oncogenes and a possible alternate mechanism that may prevent tumors from developing. Uses the example of retinoblastoma to illustrate the mechanisms. States that these mechanisms may not be caused by the activation of oncogenes. (CW)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Cancer, College Science, Cytology, Genetics, Higher Education, Oncology, Physiology, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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