Advances in Biological and Medical Physics

Contributors to Volume VIIGenetic and Physiological Effects of the Decay of Incorporated Radioactive Phosphorus in Bacterial Viruses and Bacteria I. Introduction II. Inactivation of Bacterial Viruses III. Cross Reactivation of Bacterial Viruses IV. Studies on the Multiplication of Bacterial Viruses V. Inactivation of Bacteria VI. Synthetic Capacities of Bacteria VII. Bacterial Conjugation and Recombination VIII. Lysogeny IX. Summary and Conclusion ReferencesMicro X-Ray Diffraction on Biological Materials I. Introduction II. General Aspects of Micro X-Ray Diffraction IIL X-Ray Sources IV. CoUimation and Camera Geometry V. Specimen VI. Recording of Micro X-Ray Diffraction Patterns VII. Different Types of Microcameras VIII. Biological Applications IX. General Discussion ReferencesAutoradiography with Tritium-Labeled Substances I. Introduction II. Tritium—Properties and Methods for Labeling III. Autoradiographic Methods IV. Studies with Tritium-Labeled Compounds V. Radiation Damage and Tritium Autoradiography VI. Prospects for the Future ReferencesThe Limulus Eye as an Information Converter: Mechanisms for the Transfer of Information from the Light Image to the Optic Nerve Discharge I. Introduction II. Proposed Sequence of Processes for the Transfer of Information from the Light Image into a Pattern of Optic Nerve Impulses III. Application of the Proposed Sequence to the Limulus Lateral Eye IV. Testing the Proposed Sequence of Activity Transfer Mechanisms in the Limulus Lateral Eye V. Comparison with the Vertebrate Eye VI. Recapitulation ReferencesPhysiological Effects of Nuclear Radiations on the Central Nervous System I. Introduction II. Effects of Irradiation upon the Functions of the Cerebral Cortex III. Effects of Radiation upon the Functions of the Brain Stem IV. Effects of Radiation upon the Functions of the Spinal Cord V. Effects of Radiation upon the Afferent Systems VI. General Observations of the Effects of Ionizing Irradiation upon the Central Nervous System VII. Effects of Irradiation during the Embryonic and Early Postnatal Life upon the Functions of the Central Nervous System VIII. Ionizing Radiation as a Stimulus of the Central Nervous System IX. Effects of Irradiation upon Nervous Regulation of the Vegetative Functions and Tissue Trophics X. Effects of Radiation upon the Permeability of the Hematoencephalic Barrier and the Metabolic Processes in the Brain XI. Conclusions References (Additional References)Some Isotopic Studies on the Distribution and Metabolism of Plasma Proteins I. Introduction II. The Plasma Protein Pool III. Calculation of the Distribution, Total Body Pool, and Turnover of a Plasma Protein IV. Some Studies of Plasma Protein Metabolism in Selected Pathological Conditions ReferencesRadiation Carcinogenesis I. Introduction II. Radiation Carcinogenesis in Man III. Neoplasms in Experimental Animals Following Radiation IV. Conclusions and Summary ReferencesAddendum to ChapterAuthor IndexSubject Index