病毒学双语版课件7-2.ppt

Pathogenesis Part 1 (click on this link) Cell Transformation by Viruses Transformation is a change in the morphological, biochemical, or growth parameters of a cell. Transformation may or may not result in cells able to produce tumours in experimental animals, which is properly known as neoplastic transformation. Therefore, transformed cells do not automatically result in the development of cancer. Carcinogenesis (or more properly, oncogenesis) is a complex, multi-step process in which cellular transformation may be only the first, although essential, step along the way. Cell Transformation b