Advances in radiation biology /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Lett, John T. (Editor), Adler, Howard (Editor), Zelle, Max (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Academic Press, 1974.
Series:Advances in radiation biology ; volume 4
Subjects:
Radiobiology.
Radiobiologie.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology.
Radiobiology
Online Access:Texto completo
Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Contents of other volumes
  • Repair processes for photochemical damage in mammalian cells. Publisher summary ; I. Introduction ; II. Excision repair ; III. S-phase recovery or postreplication repair ; IV. Photoreactivation ; V. Some implications and conclusions ; Acknowledgments
  • Enzymes involved in the repair of DNA. Publisher summary ; I. Introduction ; II. Incision step ; III. Excision mechanisms ; IV. Pre-reinsertion mechanisms ; V. Reinsertion of nucleotides ; VI. Sealing of the final phosphodiester bond ; VII. Conclusions ; Acknowledgments
  • Mutation induction in mice. Publisher summary ; I. Introduction ; II. Gametogenesis ; III. Specific locus mutations ; IV. Dominant visible mutations ; V. Skeletal mutations ; VI. Histocompatibility mutations ; VII. Recessive visible mutations ; VIII. Recessive lethal mutations ; IX. Summary ; Acknowledgments
  • Experimental radiation carcinogenesis. Publisher summary ; I. Introduction ; II. General considerations on the significance of animal data for radiation carcinogenesis ; III. Tissues at risk ; IV. Dose-effect relationships ; V. Relative biological effectiveness (RBE) ; VI. Effect of dose rate ; VII. Dependence of sensitivity on age ; VIII. Differences in sensitivity between strains and between species ; IX. Summary ; Acknowledgements
  • Toxicology of plutonium. Publisher summary ; I. Introduction ; II. Properties of plutonium of biomedical interest ; III. Disposition of plutonium in the body ; IV. Biological effects ; V. Countermeasures for plutonium contamination ; VI. Concluding comments ; Acknowledgments
  • Effects of ionizing radiation on terrestrial plant communities. Publisher summary ; I. Introduction ; II. Methods of study ; III. Types of effects observed ; IV. Recovery of radiation-damaged plant communities ; V. Radiation sensitivities of plant communities ; VI. Concluding remarks
  • The breakage-and-reunion theory and the exchange theory for chromosomal aberrations induced by ionizing radiations: a short history. Publisher summary ; I. Introduction ; II. Chromosomal aberrations ; III. The development of breakage-and-reunion theory ; IV. The exchange theory ; V. Implications of the exchange theory for aberration development ; VI. Some questions and objections
  • Author index
  • Subject index.

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