Ciba Foundation symposium on leukemia research [[electronic resource] /] / editors for the Ciba Foundation, G.E.W. Wolstenholme and Margaret P. Cameron ; assisted by Joan Etherington

• Record Nr.: UNISA996201267803316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Boston, : Little, Brown, 1954
• ISBN: 1-280-76846-0; 9786613679239; 0-470-71890-0; 0-470-71633-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (336 p.)
• Collana: Novartis Foundation Symposia ; ; v.878
• Altri autori (Persone): WolstenholmeG. E. W (Gordon Ethelbert Ward); CameronMargaret P
• Disciplina: 616.15
• Soggetti: Leukemia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "With 56 illustrations."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: LEUKEMIA RESEARCH; CONTENTS; Chairman's Opening Remarks; On leukemia research; Therapeutic correlation between mouse and human leukemia; The shortcomings of animal research in leukemia; Discussion; The concept of conditioned and autonomous neoplasms; Discussion; The method of quantitative determination of fowl leukemia virus; Studies on the endocellular distribution of the transmissible fowl leukemia virus; Discussion; Some experimental observations on a strain of transmissible aleukemic leukemia (RPL 12 lymphoid tumour); Discussion; Transmissible mouse leukemia: biological properties of the mouse leukemia agent Discussion; The phenomena of resistance and dependence in leukemic cells; Discussion; Leukemic forms of the Murray-Begg endothelioma; Discussion; Respective values of electron and phase-contrast microscopy in the study of the leukemic cell; Discussion; Induction of leukemia by ionizing irradiation; Discussion; Studies on the modification of radiation injury; Discussion; The role of bone marrow and spleen in induced and spontaneous lymphatic leukemia; Discussion; Experimental and clinical aspects of the action of various carboxylic acid derivatives in the aromatic nitrogen mustard series Clinical experience with Myleran therapy, especially in myeloid leukemia; Discussion; A new colchicine derivative (Demecolcin CIBA) as a cytostatic agent in myelogenous leukemia; Discussion; The effect of 1 : 3-bis (ethyleneimino sulphonyl) propane in animal tumours and human leukemia; Discussion; The growth-inhibiting action of mitotic poisons in experimental and human leukemias; Discussion; The designing of selective drugs; Discussion; General Discussion-Where do we go from here? New ideas for research on leukemia