SEMIANNUAL REPORT TO THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1958

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4247045· OSTI ID:4247045

Jacobson, L.O. ed.; Skozen, F.J. comp.

Progress is reported in the following studies: the degradation of uric acid in man; the effect cf triiodothyronine on the oxidative metabolism of erythrocytes; the biosynthesis of abnormal proteins in multiple myeloma; tracer studies on the methbolism of DLglutamic acid in man; the effect of triiodothyronine on radiosensitivity of rats; the physiologic and clinical significance of erythropoietin; the measurement of isodose distributions from a revolving beam cobalt-60 therapy unit; tracer studies of protein binding and subcellular localization of digitoxin; applications of carbon-14 in methbolic studies; and tracer studies on the methbolism of progesterone. A list of publications during the period is included. (C.H.)

• Research Organization: Argonne Cancer Research Hospital, Chicago
• DOE Contract Number: AT(11-1)-69
• NSA Number: NSA-13-008487
• OSTI ID: 4247045
• Report Number(s): ACRH-10
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
ALKALOIDS
AMINO ACIDS
BIOCHEMISTRY
BLOOD FORMATION
CARBOHYDRATES
CARBON 14
COBALT 60
DIGITOXIN
DISTRIBUTION
ERYTHROCYTES
ERYTHROPOIETIN
GLUTAMIC ACID
HETEROCYCLICS
HORMONES
LYMPH SYSTEM
MAN
METABOLISM
MYELOMA
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
PROGESTERONE
PROTEINS
PURINES
RADIATION DOSES
RADIOSENSITIVITY
RADIOTHERAPY
RATS
STEROIDS
THYRONINE
TRACER TECHNIQUES
TUMORS
URIC ACID