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Title:

Biological effects of low level exposures to chemicals and radiation / editor, Edward J. Calabresse.

Publisher:

Lewis Publishers,

Copyright Date:

1992

Description:

xi, 155 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Low-level radiation--Congresses.--Congresses.
Toxicology--Congresses.--Congresses.
Adaptation, Physiological--congresses.--congresses.
Adaptation, Physiological--congresses.--congresses.
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug--congresses.
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation--congresses.

Other Authors:

Calabrese, Edward J., 1946-

Notes:

Based on a workshop held April 30 and May 1, 1991 at the University of Massachusetts. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Hypotheses on mammalian aging, toxicity, and longevity hormesis: explication by a generalized gompertz function / Harold Boxenbaum -- The role of the "Stress Protein Response" in hormesis / Joan Smith-Sonneborn -- DNA repair: as influenced by age, nutrition, and exposure to toxic substances / Ronald Hart ... [et al.] -- Biochemical mechanisms of biphasic dose-response relationships: role of hormesis / Harihara M. Mehendale -- Effects of low-dose radiation on the immune response / Robert E. Anderson -- Cellular adaptation as an important response during chemical carcinogenesis / Emmanuel Farber -- Biostatistical approaches for modeling u-shaped dose-response curves and study design considerations in assessing the biological effects of low doses / Tom Downs.

ISBN:

9780873716659
0873716655

LCCN:

91035010

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)