Fig. 20.1 Distribution of neuroendocrine tumors Except for the undisputed role of surgery in the management of neuroendocrine tumors, the development and registration of the somatostatin analogs (congeners) octreotide and…
Fig. 2.1 Representation of all reported pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma susceptibility genes, specifying the year of publication, with special attention to the genes involved in the hereditary predisposition to the disease (opaque colored…
Fig. 11.1 Krebs cycle gene mutations in pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma and their downstream cellular effects. Mutations in succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) subunit and assembly factor genes, fumarate hydratase (FH), and mitochondrial…
Radionuclide T1/2 (h) Emission Energy deposited (MeV maximum)a Source Ra-223 273.6 4 Alpha 2 Beta 4 Gamma 2 X-ray Alpha 5.6, 6.8, 7.4, (6.6 or 7.50) Beta 0.48, 0.50 Gamma,…
Fig. 19.1 Structural similarities of adrenaline (upper molecule), noradrenaline (middle molecule), and 131I-mIBG (lower molecule) 19.1.2 mIBG: Uptake Mechanism Meta-iodobenzylguanidine moves into cells by the mechanism of noradrenaline reuptake of…
Fig. 5.1 Landscape of genetic variation in high-risk neuroblastoma (Nature Genetics 2013). MYCN amplification, deletion of chromosomes 1p, 3p, and 11q, gain of chromosomes 1q, 2p, and 17q, as well…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Karel Pacak and David Taïeb (eds.)Diagnostic and Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine for Neuroendocrine TumorsContemporary Endocrinology10.1007/978-3-319-46038-3_6 6. Molecular Genetics of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumours Samuel Backman1 and Peyman Björklund1 (1) Experimental Surgery, Department of Surgical…
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Chapter 3Endoplasmic Reticulum- and Plasma-Membrane-Driven Calcium Oscillations Arthur Sherman Laboratory of Biological Modeling, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, USA 3.1 Introduction Calcium () is of great importance throughout biology because…
Chapter 4A Mathematical Model of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons James Sneyd, Wen Duan and Allan Herbison Department of Mathematics, University of Auckland, New Zealand Department of Physiology, University of Otago, New…
