Germfree Research: Biological Effect of Gnotobiotic Environments is an account of the Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Germfree Research. The volume comprises of 12 sections and 97 chapters. The first two sections serve as introduction to the status of germfree research as an approach to micro-ecology and gnotobiotic technology in clinical medicine. Another aspect discussed in the book deals with nutrition, metabolism, and microbiology. The last section provides a thorough and detailed discussion on gnotobiotic technology. Large part of the book focuses on gnotobiotic environments and its different aspects. Topics discussed include gnotobiotic environment on isolated patients and in dentistry and parasitology, as well as carcinogenesis in and physiological effects of gnotobiotic environments. The book is a very valuable source of information for many students and professionals in the fields of clinical medicine, biology, microbiology, nutritional science, and biochemistry.
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Elsevier Science & Techn.
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978-0-323-14332-5 (9780323143325)
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ForewordPrefaceSection I. Introduction Germfree Research: A New Approach in Micro-Ecology Thoughts on the Role of Gnotobiotics in Clinical MedicineSection II. Gnotobiotic Technology in Clinical Medicine Germfree Technology in Clinical Medicine: Production and Maintenance of Gnotobiotic States in Man Patient Isolators Designed in The Netherlands A Simplified Plastic Flexible Film Isolator System for the Germfree Delivery and Maintenance of Infants with Immune Deficiency Biomedical Applications of Laminar Airflow Evaluative Study of Patients with Acute Leukemia under Gnotobiotic Conditions by the Gnotobiotic Project Group of the European Organization for Research on Treatment of Cancer (E.O.R.T.C.) A Gauntlet Isolator for Hip Arthroplasty Biotyping of Enterobacteriaceae: A Method to Determine the Efficacy of the Barrier Function of Isolation UnitsSection III. Effect of Gnotobiotic Environment on Isolated Patients Investigation of Behavior of Leukemia Patients Treated in Germfree Isolators Fecal Bile Acids and Neutral Sterols of Gnotobiotic, Antibiotic Fed Normal, and Normal Human Children Differences in Absorption of Actively Absorbed Sugar in "Gnotobiotic Patients" Use of a Surgical Isolator for Major Surgery: Influence on Wound Contamination and Postoperative Wound Infections Clinical Experience with the Control of the Microflora Controlled Trial of Prophylaxis of Infections from Exogenous and Endogenous MicroorganismsSection IV. Carcinogenesis in Gnotobiotic Environments Carcinogenesis in Gnotobiotic Rodents Spontaneous Tumors in Japan-Born Germfree Rats Study on Trans-Species Induction of Reticular Tissue Neoplasms in Germfree CFWW Mice Natural Transmission of Leukemia and Mammary Tumors in Conventional and Germfree CFWW Mice Chemotherapy of Spontaneous Leukemia in Germfree and Conventional AKR Mice Antithrombin Activity in Decontaminated and Conventional Rats with Acute Leukemia Cell Transformations in Germfree Fischer Rat Biosynthesis of Hepatotoxins in Germfree and Conventional Mice The Enhancement of Bone Marrow Colony-Stimulating Factor Produced by Friend Virus (FV-P) Infection in Germfree MiceSection V. Gnotobiotic Environments in Dentistry The Periodontium of Old Germfree and Conventional Rats Periodontal Disease in Gnotobiotic and Conventional Rice Rats The Periodontium of Germfree Dogs Inflammation after Pulp Exposure of Teeth in Germfree, Defined Flora and Isolator Conventional Mice Comparison of Anticaries Effects of Different Polyglucanases in Limited-Flora Hamsters Infected with Streptococcus mutans Observations on the Cariogenic Assessment of Streptococci in Gnotobiotic Rats, with Reference to the Taxonomy of Streptococcus mutans Relationship of Specific Antibacterial Agglutinins in Saliva to Dental Caries in Gnotobiotic Rats Effectiveness of High Speed Dental Drills as Nebulizers and Control of the Generated AerosolsSection VI.
