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SUBJECT INDEX 



Betatrons, 455, 522-3 

 Bioelectric measurements, 233-70 



impedance, 262-9 

 Bioelectric potentials. See also Poten- 

 tial measurements. 



origin, 237-41 

 Biological applications, isotopic tracers, 



566-71, 648-50, 654 

 Biological effects, ionizing radiations, 

 470-84, 493-500 



thermal neutrons, 533-5 



ultrasonic vibi'ations, 328-35 

 Biological material, choose critically, 

 19-22 



X-irradiation studies, 468-84 

 Biological variation, 204 

 Birefringence, 363. See also Micro- 

 scope, polarizing. 

 Blood, specific heat, 178 



viscosity, 110, 125, 127, 128 

 Body fluids, preservation, 216-8 

 Boltzmann constant, 163 

 Bomb calorimeters, 193-6 

 Bougeur-Lambert law, 423-4, 430 

 Boundary, moving, electrophoretic 



method, 287-98 

 Bridge, conductivity, 265-6 



potassium chloride, 245-6 



Wheatstone, 157-9, 263, 265-6 

 Briggs cell, 283-4 

 Brownian movement, viscosity studies, 



121-4 

 Bunsen calorimeter, 186-7 

 Bunsen-Roscoe law, 435-7 

 Butane, mass spectrum, 570 



Calibration, 18 

 Calorie, definition, 179 

 Calorimeters, 184-97 



bomb, 193-6 



classification, 184-5 



electric compensation, 188 



isothermal, 184 



"labyrinth" flow type, 190-1 



micro, 196-7 



respiration 188, 192 



Calorimetric measurements, 175-209 



adiabatic methods 186-7 



animals, 200-3 



bomb calorimetry, 193-6 



differential calorimetry, 189 



heat flow through walls, 187 



importance in biophysics, 182-3 



limitations and errors, 203-6 



microcalorimetry, 196-7 



prevention of heat leaks, 189-91 



principles, 176-81 

 Calorimetric methods, choice, 185-6 

 Calorimetry, indirect, 200-3 



partitional, 198-9 

 Capacitance, membrane, 268 

 Carbon, isotopic analysis, 579-81 

 Carbon 1^ measurement, 621-3 



special problems, 634-5 

 Carbon arcs, 373 

 Carbon dioxide, mass spectrum, 582 



metabolism, 568, 595 

 Carotinoid pigments, spectra, 420 

 Cathetometer, 371 

 Cavitation and degassing, 312-4, 329- 



32 

 Cells, absorption (light), 427 



electrical constants, 267-9 



(electrophoresis), 282-4 



volume concentration, 267-8 

 Centrifugation, 67-105. See also 

 Ultracentrifugal method. 



mathematical theory, 83-86 



preparative, 98-100 



principles, 68-72 

 Centrifuge method, viscosity measure- 

 ment, 112, 116 

 Centrifuges, angle, 99 



hand, 116 



microscope, 117 



preparative, 98-99 

 Characteristic X radiation, 459-62 

 Chemical manipulations, low tempera- 

 ture, 215 

 Chemistry, radioactive tracers, 630-3 

 Chlorella, action spectra, 438-9 

 Chromatic aberration. See Aberra- 

 tions. 

 Chromatids. See Chromosomes. 



