Advances in Biological and Medical Physics

Volume 13

John H. Lawrence, John W. Gofman

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2013
• ISBN:
  9781483214986
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Physiology
• Index: Biological Sciences

Advances in Biological and Medical Physics, Volume 13 covers articles on the advances in biological and medical physics. The book presents papers on the solid-state physics of electron and ion transport in biology; on microelectrophoretic studies on the surface chemistry of erythrocytes; and on a specific common chromosomal pathway for the origin of human malignancy, including an evaluation of long-term human hazards of potential environmental carcinogens. The text then discusses the instantaneous radiation levels at different altitudes and latitudes; the accumulated radiation exposures to crew members and passengers; and the resulting radiation burden to the entire population. The theory and practical application of the selective destruction of cell organelles by laser beam, as well as some aspects of radiation effects on cell membranes are also considered. The book further tackles the effects of radiation on artificial lipid membranes; the role of bacterial membranes in radiosensitization; and the effects of ionizing radiation on lysosomes and other intracellular membranes. The text also describes the high oxygen effect for the release of enzymes from isolated mammalian lysosomes after treatment with ionizing radiation; as well as the effects of ultraviolet and visible light on nerve fibers and changes in optical properties during nervous activity. The effects of ultraviolet radiation on isolated nerve fibers are also looked into. Biological and medical physicists and students taking these courses will find the book invaluable.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Advances in Biological and Medical Physics
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• CONTRIBUTORS TO VOLUME 13
• CHAPTER 1. THE SOLID-STATE PHYSICS OF ELECTRON AND I O NTRANSPORT IN BIOLOGY
• CHAPTER 2. MICROELECTROPHORETIC STUDIES O N THE SURFACECHEMISTRY OF ERYTHROCYTES
• CHAPTER 3. A SPECIFIC C O M M O N CHROMOSOMAL PATHWAYFOR THE O R I G IN OF HUMAN MALIGNANCY. II.EVALUATION OF LONG-TERM HUMAN HAZARDSOF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CARCINOGENS
• CHAPTER 4. RADIATION EXPOSURE O N HIGH-ALTITUDEPASSENGER FLIGHTS
• PART 1: Radiation Effects on Biological MembranesSymposium at Third International Congress of BiophysicsCambridge, Massachusetts, August 29-September 3, 1969
• CHAPTER 5. SELECTIVE DESTRUCTION OF CELL ORGANELLESBY LASER BEAM(THEORY AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION)
• CHAPTER 6. SOME ASPECTS OF RADIATION EFFECTS O N CELL MEMBRANES
• CHAPTER 7. EFFECTS OF RADIATION O N ARTIFICIAL LIPID MEMBRANES
• CHAPTER 8. ROLE OF BACTERIAL MEMBRANES IN RADIOSENSITIZATION
• CHAPTER 9. EFFECTS OF I O N I Z I NG RADIATION O N LYSOSOMES ANIOTHER INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES
• CHAPTER 10. HIGH O X Y G E N EFFECT FOR THE RELEASE O F ENZYMES FROMISOLATED MAMMALIAN LYSOSOMES AFTER TREATMENTWITH IONIZING RADIATION
• CHAPTER 11. EFFECTS O F ULTRAVIOLET AND VISIBLE LIGHT O N NERVEFIBERS AND CHANGES IN OPTICAL PROPERTIESDURING NERVOUS ACTIVITY
• CHAPTER 12. ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION EFFECTS O N ISOLATEDNERVE FIBERS
• CHAPTER 13. ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC RESPONSES OF SCIATIC NERVESEXPOSED TO 200-kV X-RAYS AND 47.5-MeV PROTONS
• Author Index
• Subject Index
• Contents of Previous Volumes