Title: The biological effects of radiations /
Authors: Grosch, Daniel S.; Hopwood, Larry E.,; Hopwood, Larry E.,
Date: 1979
Publisher: Academic Press,
Physical description: xv,338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language: English
LC classification: Q
Contents: pt. I. Introduction -- 1. The radiations : historical considerations and characteristics -- 2. Direct and indirect action on living matter -- pt. II. The cellular level -- 3. Cytosomal effects and cell division -- 4. From nonlocalized toward localized nuclear effects -- 5. Localized effects on chromosome structure -- 6. Response of the single cell -- 7. Localized effects on genetic loci -- 8. Consequences of mutation -- pt. III. Tissues and organs -- 9. Plant morphology -- 10. Animal embryology -- 11. Somatic histopathology -- 12. Gonad histopathology -- pt. IV. The organism -- 13. Modifiable and nonmodifiable damage, protective measures, and regeneration processes -- 14. Somatic mortality : radiation sickness, aging, and carcinogenesis -- pt. V. Ecology : pure and applied -- 15. Radiation effects on life in contaminated areas -- 16. Pest control, food treatment, and other applications.
Subject headings (LCSH): Radiobiology.