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Subject Index 



Antibiotics, inhibition of amino acid 



incorporation by, 179-180 

 Antimycin A, inhibition of cell res- 

 piration by, 97 

 Ascites tumour cells, amino acid 

 incorporation in and con- 

 centration gradient, 223 

 and oxygen effect, 117 

 influence of radiation on meta- 

 bolism of, 212-222 

 rate of metabolism in, 222 

 Ascorbic acid in adrenal, decreased 



by radiation, 46 

 ATP (see Adenosine triphosphate) 

 Auxin synthesis, from tryptophan, 

 52 

 inhibited by radiation, 51-53 

 Bacillus megaterium, and protoplast 

 formation, 185 

 cytological structure, 258 

 induced enzyme synthesis in, 

 187-188 

 Bacillus subtilis cytological structure, 

 257-258 

 induced enzyme synthesis in, 187 

 Bacitracin, inhibition of amino acid 



incorporation by, 180 

 Bacteria, inactivation by organic 



peroxides, 278-280 

 Bacteria - bacteriophage com- 

 plexes, inactivation by organic 

 peroxides, 283-284 

 Bacteriophage, inactivation by or- 

 ganic peroxides, 280-283 

 part-inactivation, 286-287 

 Batyl alcohol, therapeutic activity, 



140 

 Blood transfusion, and recovery of 



irradiated animals, 140 

 Bone marrow, cellular re-seeding of, 

 151 

 humoral factor in, 141-142 

 protection by, during irradiation, 



132-133 

 regeneration of, 141, 155 

 therapeutic effect in irradiated 

 mice, 154-157 

 Cancer cell, destruction of repro- 

 ductive integrity, 266 

 Carbohydrate synthesis, radiation 



on, 221 

 Carbon monoxide, therapeutic ef- 

 fect, 140 

 Carcinogenic property of maleic 

 hydrazide, 252 



Carcinoma of the skin, therapeutic 



action of radiation on, 71, 76 

 Cell death, after irradiation, 200- 

 201, 223 

 and growth rate of survivors, 



213 

 site of action of nitrogen mus- 

 tards in, 264 

 site of action of X-radiation in, 

 264 

 Cell-free incorporation system, 



components of, 164 

 Cell metabolism and effects of 



extraneous agents, 92-103 

 Cellular oxidations, centre of, 3 



rate of, 3, 4-5 

 Cell population, radiation-induced 



changes in, 200-203 

 Cell respiration, and extraneous 

 agents, 95-101 

 inhibition of, 95-101, 108, 110 

 Centromere function, loss of, 259 

 Changing quotient, and protection, 



30 

 Chemical effects of radiation, 59- 



69 

 Chemical mutagens, induction of 

 chromosomal aberration by, 

 224 

 inhibition of oxidative phos- 

 phorylation by, 245, 248, 249- 

 250 

 Chemical protection against radi- 

 ation, 120-135 

 in mammals, 132 

 Chemical protectors, mechanism 



of action, 138 

 Chemical treatments, influence on 

 radiosensitivity of bacteria, 

 120-135 

 significance for higher organisms, 

 120-135 

 Chimaeras, 152 



Chloramphenicol, inhibition of 

 amino acid incorporation by, 179- 

 180 

 Cholesterol in adrenal, decreased by 



radiation, 46 

 Cholinergic blocking agents, 102 

 Chromatin, effect of hypertonic salt 



solution on, 207 

 Chromosomal aberrations, and 

 chemical treatment, 134 

 and oxygen effect, 242-243, 251 

 distribution of, 245-246 



