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1. Alberts B., Bray D., Lewis J., Raff M., Roberts K.,Watson J.D. (1994) Molecular Biology of the Cell. 3rd edition, Garland Publishing, Inc., New York & London (Poglavlja 15 i 17)
2. Veliki broj originalnih i preglednih članaka

Student course attendance, course preparation (assigned reading), and exam are obligatory.

Evaluation would be performed according to the actual Rules on studies of the University of Rijeka (approved by the Senat) and the Faculty of Medicine (approved by the Faculty council). In this system, the overall students’ outcome is made up of 70% of their achievement during the course itself and 30% of their success in the final exam. The oral presentation of a particular segment of the course content is an obligatory part of the final exam.

Course content:

1. A short review of the hallmarks of cancer

2. Definition of cell growth and cell division

3. Growth factor receptors

4. Signaling pathways involved in cell growth and cell cycle regulation

5. Molecular mechanisms of cell growth 

6. Regulators of cell cycle

7. Cell cycle checkpoints

8. Abnormalities of cell growth and cell cycle in cancer

9. Cell growth and cell cycle dysregulation may reveal therapeutic liabilities in cancer