Pathophysiology braun chapter 7

Proliferation - Generation of new daughter cells divided from progenitor cells Differentiation - The orderly process of cellular maturation to achieve a specific function Stem cells - Highly undifferentiated units that have a potential to divide into progenitor cells then daughter cells which can then mature into more differentiated units with a specific function Carcinogenesis - Describe the origin and development of cancerus neoplasms Neoplasms - Reversible deviant cellular developments. cancer. Monoclonal origin - Spontaneous mutations or alterations in DNA replication or repair without obvious cause Mutator genes - Genes that repair mutated DNA and protect the genome Oncogenes - Genes that code for proteins involved in cell growth or regulation