Division of Biological and Medical Research annual report 1978

Technical Report · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5570609· OSTI ID:5570609

Rosenthal, M W ^[1]

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1. ed.

The research during 1978 in the Division of Biological and Medical Research, Argonne National Laboratory, is summarized. Studies related to nuclear energy include responses of beagles to continuous low-level /sup 60/Co gamma radiation, and development of leukemic indicators; comparison of lifetime effects in mice of low-level neutron and /sup 60/Co gamma radiation; genetic effects of high LET radiations; and metabolic and therapeutic studies of heavy metals. Studies of nonnuclear energy sources deal with characterization and toxicological evaluation of effluents of fluidized bed combustion and coal gasification; electrical storage systems; electric fields associated with energy transmission; and development of population projection models and assessment of human risk. Basic research studies include fundamental structural and biophysical investigations; circadian rhythms; mutagenesis in bacteria and mammalian cells; cell killing, damage, and repair in mammalian cells; carcinogenesis and cocarcinogenesis; the use of liposomes as biological carriers; and studies of environmental influences on life-span, physiological performance, and circadian cycles. In the area of medical development, proteins in urine and tissues of normal and diseased humans are analyzed, and advanced analytical procedures for use of stable isotopes in clinical research and diagnosis are developed and applied. The final sections of the report cover support facilities, educational activities, the seminar program, staff talks, and staff publications.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5570609
• Report Number(s): ANL-79-90
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ANIMAL CELLS
ANIMALS
ANL
BACTERIA
BARYONS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
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BIOLOGICAL RECOVERY
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BIOLOGICAL WASTES
BODY FLUIDS
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COMBUSTION
DAILY VARIATIONS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
DOCUMENT TYPES
DOGS
EDUCATION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY TRANSFER
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FERMIONS
FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTION
FORECASTING
GAMMA RADIATION
GASIFICATION
HADRONS
HEMIC DISEASES
HUMAN POPULATIONS
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
IONIZING RADIATIONS
IRRADIATION
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
LET
LEUKEMIA
LIFE SPAN
LIPOSOMES
LOW DOSE IRRADIATION
MAMMALS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MEETINGS
METABOLISM
METALS
MICE
MICROORGANISMS
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
MUTAGENESIS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NEOPLASMS
NEUTRONS
NUCLEI
NUCLEONS
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANOIDS
OXIDATION
PATHOGENESIS
PERSONNEL
PHYSIOLOGY
POPULATIONS
PROTEINS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
RADIOISOTOPES
RECOVERY
REPAIR
RISK ASSESSMENT
RODENTS
THERAPY
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TOXICITY
URINE
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VARIATIONS
VERTEBRATES
WASTES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES