Revival: Biological Effects of Low Level Exposures to Chemical and Radiation (1992)

INDEX 153

quantitative models of, 137-142

LPS. See Lipopolysaccharides

Lymphocytes, 54, 85, 96, 98, 100, 101,

105, 107, 109. See also specific

types

T. See T-cells

Lymphoreticular tissues, 96, 101

Macrophages, 96
Maturation time, 42
Menadione, 60
2- Mercaptoethanol, 15
Meta-analytic methods, 134-137
Metals, 41. See also specific types
Methylation, 45, 55
3- Methylcholanthrene, 63
Methylene chloride, 15, 25
O-Methylguanine, 54-55, 56
O-Methylguanine acceptor protein, 55
Methylmethanesulfonate (MMS), 55
Mirex, 64, 65
Mitogens, 105
MMS. See Methylmethanesulfonate
MNNG, 42
Modified linear multistage models,
140-141
Molecular biology, 43
Molecular models, 47
Mortality rates
age-specific, 1, 2, 4, 14
conditional. See Hazard function
first-order constant for, 2
instantaneous. See Hazard function
radiation dose and, 32
rate theory approach to, 2
Multistage models, 140-141
Mutagens, 46
Mutations, 114

Nalidixic acid, 45
Napierian logarithm of hazard
function. See Gompertz function
Neoteny, 11, 12
Neuroendocrinimmune system, 5
Newborn resilency, 76
Nonlinear least squares analysis, 3
Nuclear installations, 30-32
Nucleotides, 45. See also specific
types

Nutrients, 8, 53-56. See also specific

types

Oncogenes, 45, 55

“Overcorrection response,” 48

Oxidation by-products, 5

Oxidation stress response, 45

Oxidizing agents, 41

Oxygen metabolism, 5

Oxygen poisoning, 41

Oxygen species, 44

Oxy R response, 44

P-450. See Cytochrome P-450

Partial hepatectomy, 73, 74

Peppermint, 3

Peroxides, 5

Pesticides, 61. See also specific types

PHA. See Phytohemagglutinin

Pharmacologic agents, 9, 10. See also

specific types

Phenobarbital, 47, 60, 63, 64, 65, 71,

72, 80

Phosfon, 3

Phosphorylase a, 67, 71

Phosphorylase b, 71

Photomirex, 64, 65

Photoreactivation, 41

Physical activity, 9

Physiologically abnormal behavior,

115

Physiological view of carcinogenesis,

115-117

Phytohemagglutinin (PHA), 105, 110

Plasma membrane, 44

Poly ADP-ribose, 45

Polychlorinated biphenyls, 41, 63. See

also specific types

Premature infants, 12

Preventable disease, 6

Prevention of injury, 59, 60

Procaine, 15, 44

Proliferation of cells, 81

Propagation of lipid peroxidation, 61

Proteases, 45

Proteins, 44. See also specific types

chromosomal, 46

degradation of abnormal, 46

heat shock, 43-44, 46, 47