Thomas louis

1987 · 74438 — New York: Plenum Press 1987. Presumed First Edition First printing. Hardcover. Good. xiii 1 420 6 pages. Illustrations. References. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. This volume contains the proceedings of the International Conference on Prostaglandins and Lipid Metabolism in Radiation Injury held in Rockville Maryland on October 2-3 1986. Over 200 persons from eight countries attended the program which consisted of 24 oral presentations and 38 poster presentations. Forty-two of those presentations have been included in this volume. The conference was sponsored by the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute. The effects of radiation on lipid synthesis and membrane damage are summarized in the first five chapters. The conference highlighted a number of methods for the detection and the detection and quantitation of lipid peroxidation and eicosanoids. One of the key points of the conference was the paradoxical nature of the radiobiology of eicosanoids. On the one hand eicosanoids are mediators of damage; on the other they are radioprotective agents. It is clear from the literature and from the data presented at the conference that both of these properties may also be observed as a consequence of radiotherapy. Some studies indicate that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may minimize or prevent certain radiation induced damage but other studies show no positive effect. Plenum Press hardcover