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T1 Cold spring harbor symposia on quantitative biology..volume xiii: Biological applications of tracer elements
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1949
FD October 22
VO 141
IS 8
SP 570
OP 570
DO 10.1001/jama.1949.02910080070043
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1949.02910080070043
AB Each of the previous symposiums has dealt with a single, though broad, problem in the borderline areas of biology, physics, chemistry and mathematics. The present symposium differs in that it centers on a method which is applicable to many problems. The primary emphasis is on the results obtained in biologic experimentation, rather than on the questions of production of tracer compounds or of the methods applied in their use.This volume contains twenty-five contributions, including studies on lipids, radioisotopes, purine metabolism and biosynthesis of porphyrins. The authors have contributed original knowledge and speak with authority on their respective fields. However, this is obviously not a book for the average general practitioner or internist. It is a valuable reference work for the physiologist, biochemist and pharmacologist and for the physician who wishes to use tracer elements in the diagnosis or treatment of disease.