Volume 1

The biological basis of medicine / edited by E. Edward Bittar ; assisted by Neville Bittar.

Date:
1968-
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Credit: The biological basis of medicine / edited by E. Edward Bittar ; assisted by Neville Bittar. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Contents I. Hormones D. Exley and T. D. R. Hockaday: The Biogenesis of Hormones. D. Exley and T. D. R. Hockaday: Transport and Metabolism of Hormones. H. J. Campbell: Control of Hormonal Secretion. L. Lundholm, E. Mohme Lundholme and N. Svedmyr: Metabolic Effects of Catecholamines. II. Control of Metabolic Processes N, B. Myant: Some Aspects of Control of Cell Metabolism. N. B. Myant: Hormonal Control of Fatty Acid Metabolism. N. B. Myant; Hormonal Control of Cholesterol Metabolism. K. L. Manchester: Hormonal Control of Protein Biosynthesis, G. Weber: Hormonal Control of Gluconeogenesis. C. N. Hales: The Glucose Fatty Acid Cycle and Diabetes Mellitus. III. Mechanism of Action of Biological and Physical Agents W. K. Joklik: Virus-Host Interactions. A. M. Woodin: The Basis of Leucodidin Action. E. S. Snell and E. Atkins: The Mechanisms of Fever. H. J. Rogers: The Mode of Action of Antibiotics. K. R. Rees: Cellular Injury by Drugs. K. B. Dawson, É. O. Field and L. A. Elson: Injury by Radia¬ tion and Radiometric'^ Drugs. E. Blair: Effect of Low Temperature on Tissues of the Body. Author Index, Subject Index. Contents I. Blood The Fine Structure and Chemistry of Haemopoietic Tissue. The Structure and Physiology of Erythropoietin. The Biochemistry of the Red Cell in Health and Disease. The Biochemistry of Normal and Leukemic Leucocytes. Platelet Aggregation. The Nature of Coagulation and its Defects. II. Connective Tissue Collagen and its Properties. Some Biochemical Consider¬ ations of Connective Tissue Proteins in Disease. III. Synovial Membranes and Skeletal Muscle The Structure and Chemistry of Synovial Membranes. The Basis of Muscle Dystrophies^ Atrophies and other Myo¬ pathies. The Defect in Myasthenia Gravis. IV. Bone The Fine Structure and Function of Bone Cells. The Rarefying Diseases of the Skeleton. Author Index. Subject Index. Contents I, Molecular Genetics Molecular Organization of Chromosomes. The Mechanism of Gene Action and Regulation. The Role of the Cytoplasm in Heredity. The Role of Gene Duplication in Phylogeny and Ontogeny. Chromosomal Abnormalities in Man. IL Immunology and T r ansplantation Host Defence and the Reticulo¬ endothelial System. Structure and Metabolism of Immuno-globulins. The Thymus in Immunity. Auto¬ immunity and Disease. Immunology of Tissue Transplantation. Mechanisms of Immtmological Tolerance and Sensitivity. Immunological Adjuvants. Author Index. Subject Index. АСШМЮ London and New York Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square, London, WIX 6BA III Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10003 Printed in Great Britain
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