
Advances in Biological and Medical Physics
Volume 9
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1963
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: John H. Lawrence, John W. Gofman
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 5 4 3 3 - 3
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 3 1 0 8 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 8 1 7 9 - 7
Advances in Biological and Medical Physics, Volume 9, provides an overview of the state of knowledge in biological and medical physics. The book contains seven chapters and opens… Read more

Purchase options

Institutional subscription on ScienceDirect
Request a sales quoteAdvances in Biological and Medical Physics, Volume 9, provides an overview of the state of knowledge in biological and medical physics. The book contains seven chapters and opens with a discussion of the biological synthesis of proteins and some of the recent experimental work concerned with these steps. This is followed by separate chapters on advances in the definition and classification of human chromosomal aberrations; tissue transplantation; the use of the microbeam in radiobiology; electron paramagnetic resonance studies; the polarimetric study of protein structures; and the analysis of biological similarity.
Contributors to Volume 9
Some Recent Advances in Studies of the Transcription of the Genetic Message
I. Introduction
II. The Amino Acid Code
III. The Relation between the DNA Base Composition and the Amino Acid Composition of Bacteria
IV. Changes in Coding Triplets during Evolution
V. Transfer-RNA (s-RNA, Amino Acid-Acceptor RNA)
References
Human Chromosomal Aberration
I. Introduction
II. Techniques
III. Normal Human Chromosome Morphology
IV. Types of Chromosomal Abnormality
V. Observed Chromosomal Abnormality
VI. Further Consideration of Sex Chromosomal and Autosomal Anomaly
VII. Chromosomal Abnormality in Leukemia
VIII. Chromosomal Abnormality in Other Diseases
IX. Conclusion
References
Tissue Transplantation
I. Introduction
II. Glossary
III. The Trauma of Transplantation
IV. Basic Genetic Considerations
V. The Homograft Reaction
VI. "Conditioning" of the Graft
VII. Nonspecific "Conditioning" of the Host
VIII. Specific "Conditioning" of the Host
IX. The Clinical Problem
X. Perspectives
References
The Microbeam as a Tool in Radiobiology
I. Introduction
II. Apparatus
III. Dose Calibrations
IV. Studies with Microbeams
V. The Cosmic Ray Problem
VI. Summary and Conclusions
References
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Studies of Biological Interest
I. Introduction
II. Basic Theory
III. Free Radical Studies of Irradiated Molecules
IV. Enzymatic Reactions
V. Photoinduced Free-Spin Species
VI. Triplet State Studies
References
Polarimetric Analysis of Protein Structure
I. Introduction
II. Physical Basis of Optical Rotation
III. Drude and Moffitt Equations
IV. Sources of Optical Rotation in Proteins
V. Optical Rotatory Parameters of Proteins
References
The Analysis of Biological Similarity
I. Introduction
II. Mathematical Aspects of Similarity and Dimensions
III. Biological Similarity
IV. Similarity Analysis of the Mammalian Respiratory System
V. The Hydrodynamics of Blood Flow
VI. Artificial Organs
VII. Similarity Studies of Mammalian Kinematics
VIII. Growth and Growth Potentials
IX. Concluding Remarks
References
Author Index
Subject Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1963
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 506
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483254333
- Hardback ISBN: 9781483231082
- eBook ISBN: 9781483281797
Read Advances in Biological and Medical Physics on ScienceDirect