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Advances in medicine and biology. Vol. 3 /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Berhardt, Leon V.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, ©2010.
Colección:Advances in biology and medicine series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • ADVANCES IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, VOLUME 3 ; ADVANCES IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, VOLUME 3 ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; THE EFFECTS OF DRUGS ON VERBAL FLUENCY: MECHANISMS OF DRUG RELATED FLUENCY IN APHASIA; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; NEUROANATOMY OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE ; NEUROCHEMICAL BASES OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE ; The Primary Neurotransmitters ; DEFINITION OF FLUENCY ; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY OF VERBAL FLUENCY, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE ; CLINICAL CASE ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; ANTI-TUMORAL EFFECTS OF PULSED LOW ELECTRIC FIELD ENHANCED CHEMOTHERAPY: LESSONS FROM EXPERIMENTAL MALIGNANT TUMORS ; ABSTRACT.
  • 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Enhancement of the Uptake of Molecules and Macromolecules by Cells ; 1.2. Enhanced Uptake of Molecules and Macromolecules by Non-Permeabilizing Unipolar Pulsed Low Electric Fields (LEF) ; 1.3. The Difference between Enhanced Uptake of Molecules Induced by Electroporation and by Unipolar Pulsed Train of Low Electric Fields (LEF) ; 1.4. Application of Electric Based Cancer Therapy ; 1.4.1. Electrotherapy by low intensity DC electric-fields (LIEF) ; 1.4.2. Electrochemotherapy by high electric fields (ECT) ; 1.4.3. Electrotherapy by high frequency electric fields.
  • 1.4.4. Electro-hyperthermia 2. ANTI-TUMORAL EFFECTS OF LOW ELECTRIC FIELD CANCER TREATMENT-ENHANCED CHEMOTHERAPY (LEFCT-EC) ; 2.1. Experimental Design and Methods ; 2.1.1. Experimental metastatic tumors. ; 2.1.2. Chemotherapy ; 2.1.3. Low electric field cancer therapy protocol ; 2.2. Treatment of Mouse Melanoma Derived Tumors by LEFCT-EC ; 2.3. Treatment of Mouse Mammary Carcinoma Derived Tumors by LEFCT-EC ; 2.4. Effective Treatment of Mouse Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) Cancer by Low Electric Fields and Chemotherapy.
  • 2.5. Effective Treatment of Mouse Metastatic Prostate Cancer by Low Electric Fields and Chemotherapy 2.6. Cure of Primary Colon Cancer Derived Tumors and Reduction in the Metastatic Load Following LEFCT-EC ; 2.6.1. The role of the electric pulse intensity ; 2.6.2. The combination of the electric stimulus with different chemotherapeutic drugs ; 2.6.3. The ability of LEFCT-EC to control primary as well as metastatic disease ; 3. THE INVOLVEMENT OF IMMUNOLOGICAL COMPONENTS IN THE ARREST OF METASTATIC GROWTH ACHIEVED BY DESTRUCTION OF THE PRIMARY TUMOR BY LEFCT AND LEFCT-EC.
  • 3.1. The Development of an Anti Tumoral Reaction Following LEFCT-EC of B16 Melanoma 3.2. Breast Cancer Cell (DA3) Tumor Destruction by LEFCT and LEFCT-EC Triggered Anti Tumor Reaction ; 3.3. SCC Tumor (SQ2) Destruction by LEFCT And LEFCT-EC and Anti Tumor Reaction ; 3.4. Anti Tumor Immunity against Prostate Cancer Cell Tumors (TRAMP) Following Destruction of the Tumors by LEFCT-EC ; 3.5. Involvement of the Immune Response in the Cure of Metastatic Murine CT-26 Colon Carcinoma by LEFCT-EC ; 3.6. Induction of Anti-Tumor Immunity by Other Ablation Mechanisms, Which Cause in Situ Tumor Ablation.