Ciba Foundation symposium on ionizing radiations and cell metabolism / editors for the Ciba Foundation, G.E.W. Wolstenholme and Cecilia M. O'Connor.

Proceedings of the symposium Influence of Ionizing Radiations on Cell Metabolism, held at the Ciba Foundation, Mar. 6-9, 1956.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Cytoplasmic and nuclear structure in relation to metabolic activities / J. Brachet -- The effects of ionizing radiations on enzymes in vitro / W.M. Dale -- The activity of enzymes and coenzymes in irradiated tissues / Antoinette Pirie -- Effects of X-rays and radiomimetic agents on nucleic acids and nucleoproteins / J.A.V. Butler -- Oxidative phosphorylation in some radiosensitive tissues after irradiation / D.W. van Bekkum -- The effects of extraneous agents on cell metabolism / H.A. Krebs -- The influence of oxygen on radiation effects / H. Laser -- The influence of chemical pre- and post-treatments on radiosensitivity of bacteria, and their significance for higher organisms / Alexander Hollaender and George E. Stapleton -- Postirradiation treatment of mice and rats / D.W.H. Barnes and J.F. Loutit -- Studies on the mechanism of protein synthesis / P.C. Zamecnik, Elizabeth B. Keller, M.B. Hoagland, J.W. Littlefield and R.B. Loftfield -- Nucleic acids and amino acid incorporation / E.F. Gale -- Protein synthesis in protoplasts / S. Spiegelman -- Influence of radiation on DNA metabolism / Alma Howard -- The influence of radiation on the metabolism of ascites tumour cells / Arne Forssberg -- Influence of radiation on metabolism of regenerating rat liver / Barbara E. Holmes -- The induction of chromosomal aberrations by ionizing radiations and chemical mutagens / C.P. Swanson and Bengt Kihlman -- Primary sites of energy deposition associated with radiobiological lesions / L.H. Gray -- Effects of radiation and peroxides on viral and bacterial functions linked to DNA specificity / Raymond Latarjet.

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