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Advances in Biological and Medical Physics
Volume 11
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1967
- Editors: John H. Lawrence, John W. Gofman
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 5 4 3 2 - 6
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 3 1 0 7 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 8 1 7 4 - 2
Advances in Biological and Medical Physics provides an overview of the state of knowledge in biological and medical physics. The book contains seven chapters and begins with a… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Biological and Medical Physics provides an overview of the state of knowledge in biological and medical physics. The book contains seven chapters and begins with a discussion of the kinetics of cellular proliferation. This is followed by separate chapters on energy distribution in the absorption of radiation; polymorphic transitions of lipids and their possible role in the structure and function of membranes; and chemical interrelationships between the major classes of serum lipoproteins and statistical interrelationships between the serum concentrations of major classes of lipoproteins. Subsequent chapters deal with applications of thermodynamics and the theory of mechanics to the study of mechanisms responsible for material transfer through the membranes of living cells; the role of the swimbladder rete of fish in inert gas and oxygen secretion; and zone centrifugation techniques.
Contributors to Volume
Kinetics of Cellular Proliferation
I. Introduction
II. Measurement of Cell Proliferation
III. Proliferation in Growing Cell Populations
IV. Proliferation in Steady State Cell Populations
V. Conclusions
Appendix: Phase Distribution of a Homogeneous Asynchronous Population
References
Energy Distribution in the Absorption of Radiation
I. Background
II. Event Size (F)
III. Local Energy Density (Z)
IV. Radiobiological Implications
Appendix I. Summary of Quantities, Functions, and Their Interrelations
Appendix II. Relations between Total Track Length, Fluence, and Number of Particles per Unit Area in an Irradiated Medium
References
Phase Transitions in Lipids in Relation to the Structure of Membranes
I. Introduction
II. Phase Transitions in Lipids
III. Lipids in Membranes
References
Human Serum Lipoproteins and Their Interrelationships
I. Introduction
II. Biophysical Approaches to Lipoprotein Isolation and Characterization
III. Broad Chemical Characteristics of the Major Classes of Serum Lipoproteins
IV. Protein Composition of the Major Classes of Serum Lipoproteins
V. Properties of Residues from Delipidated Lipoproteins
VI. Distribution of Apolipoproteins in the Major Classes of Serum Lipoproteins
VII. Implications of Chemical Interrelationships to the Distribution of Lipoproteins in Serum
VIII. Lipoprotein Distributions Associated with Serum Levels of a Specific Lipoprotein Class
IX. Major Features of the Data on Lipoprotein Distributions in Human Serum
X. Studies of Extreme Lipoprotein Distributions in Disease and Their Chemical Implications
XI. Concluding Remarks
References
Biological Barriers and Material Transfer
I. Introduction
II. Classical Thermodynamics
III. Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes
IV. Mechanics
V. Flux and Tracers
VI. Model Systems
VII. Remarks and Conclusions
References
Role of the Swimbladder Rete of Fish in Secretion of Inert Gas and Oxygen
I. Introduction
II. Gas Tension in Water under Pressure
III. Source of Inert Swimbladder Gases
IV. Gas Solubilities and Salting Out Effect
V. Lactic Acid Concentration in the Barracuda Rete
VI. The Rete Countercurrent System
VII. Carbon Dioxide Tension in the Swimbladder and the Rete
VIII. Oxygen Tensions Developed in the Rete System
IX. Discussion
X. Summary
References
Zone Centrifugation
I. Introduction
II. Materials and Methods
III. Computations
IV. Convection during Zonal Sedimentation
V. Mass Transport Theory—Sedimentation
VI. Mass Transport Theory—Diffusion
VII. Mass Transport Theory—Discussion
VIII. The Theory of Moments
IX. Boundary Shape Theory
X. Some Applications
XI. Other Reviews
Appendix
References
Author Index
Subject Index
Cumulative Title Index Volumes 1-10
- No. of pages: 366
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1967
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483254326
- Hardback ISBN: 9781483231075
- eBook ISBN: 9781483281742
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