Advances in Biological and Medical Physics

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