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Advances in radiation biology. Volume 1 /

Advances in Radiation Biology, Volume 1, provides an overview of the state of knowledge in radiation biology. The book contains six chapters and opens with a review some of the recent work bearing on the nature of the radicals produced in water and on the rates of some of the reactions of the radica...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Augenstein, Leroy G. (Leroy George), 1928-1969 (Editor ), Mason, Ronald (Editor ), Quastler, Henry (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Academic Press, 1964.
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  • Front Cover; Advances in Radiation Biology; Copyright Page ; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Recent Research on the Radiation Chemistry of Aqueous Solutions; I. Introduction; II. Descriptive Chemistry; III. Rate Constants; IV. The Diffusion Model of the Spur; V. Other Sources of Chemical Effects; VI. Some Uses of Rate Constants; References; Chapter 2. Physical Mechanisms in Photosynthesis; I. Introduction; II. The Absorption and Emission of Light; III. The Transfer of Energy; IV. The Migration and Transfer of Electronic Charge
  • v. The Photochemistry of Chlorophyll in SolutionVI. The Primary Process of Photosynthesis; References; Chapter 3. Effects of Intracellular Irradiation with Tritium; I. Physical Properties of Tritium; II. Tritiated Water; III. Tritiated Nucleic Acid Precursors; IV. Conclusions; References; Chapter 4. Effects of Small Doses of Ionizing Radiations; I. The Concept of Small Doses and the Scope of the Present Survey; II. Cellular Radiation Effects: Cytological Lesions, Cell Death, and Growth Rate Changes; III. Biochemical Effects of Radiation; IV. Biophysical Radiation Effects; References
  • Chapter 5. The Radiation Chemistry of Amino AcidsI. Introduction; II. Aliphatic Amino Acids; III. Aromatic and Heterocyclic Amino Acids; IV. Peptides; References; Chapter 6. The Relative Roles of lonization and Excitation Processes in the Radiation Inactivation of Enzymes; I. Introduction and Summary; II. Analysis of Data on the Effects of Temperature on Enzyme Inactivation Yields; III. Possible Interpretations of Temperature Enhancement of Inactivation; IV. The Nature of Interactions between ""Ionizing"" Radiations and Enzymes that May Initiate Inactivation
  • v. Experiments for Investigating the Processes Discussed AboveVI. Temperature Effects in More Complex Biological Systems; References; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX