Structure and Control of the Melanocyte Sixth International Pigment
The first five International Pigment Cell Conferences have all been held in U.S.A., from 1948 to 1961. The late MYRON GORDON (1899-1959), was one of their initiators and was the person who was able to give a skillful continuity to these Conferences which
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Structure and Control of the Melanocyte
Sixth International Pigment Cell Conference sponsored by The International Union Against Cancer
edited by G. Della Porta and O. Miihlbock
with 125 Figures
Springer-Verlag N ew York, Inc. 1966
G. DELLA
PORTA,
National Cancer Institute, Milano, Italy
o. MUHLBOCK, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam
ISBN-13: 978-3-642-99908-6 DOl: 10.1007/978-3-642-99906-2
e-ISBN-13: 978-3-642-99906-2
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by Springer-Verlag Berlin· Heidelberg 1966 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1966
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 66-17147 Title No. 1324
Conference organized and held by the Cancer Research Commission of the International Union Against Cancer, in Sofia, Bulgaria, 25-29 May 1965
Programme Committee O. Miihlbock (Chairman), N. Anchev, A. C. J. Burgers, G. Della Porta, V. Riley, G. A. Swan National Organizing Committee N. Anchev (Chairman), R. L. Ikonopisov, R. D. Raichev
Foreword The first five International Pigment Cell Conferences have all been held in U.S.A., from 1948 to 1961. The late MYRON GORDON (1899-1959), was one of their initiators and was the person who was able to give a skillful continuity to these Conferences which have permitted a gathering together of the multiple aspects of investigations in pigment cell biology, including the clinical problem of melanomas. During the International Cancer Congress in Moscow, in 1962, members of the Oncological Research Institute in Sofia offered to organize the Sixth Pigment Cell Conference. Because of their interest and experience in the field of experimental and human melanomas, this seemed highly appropriate. The International Union Against Cancer agreed to sponsor the Conference, since one of the final goals of studies in pigment cell biology is certainly the control of the neoplastic deviation of the melanocyte. Thus, for the first time, the Pigment Cell Conference was held in Europe. After discussions with various investigators, the Program Committee decided to limit somewhat the chemical and biological part of the program in order to allow relatively more space to electron microscopy of the melanocyte, biology of experimental melanomas, and epidemiology and clinical aspects of human melanomas. During the Conference, the need to redefine the terminology currently employed in the pigment cell field became apparent. A panel, under the chairmanship of VERNON RILEY, met to outline the working procedures for this important task. As a result of the discussions of the panel, it was decided to canvas workers in the pigment cell disciplines, soliciting their suggestions, and submitting to them the new proposals. This responsibility was jointly entrusted to THOMAS B. FITZPATRICK and WALTER C. QUEVEDO JR. who very rapidly a
