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APPLICATIONS OF NUCLEAR MICROPROBES IN THE LIFE SCIENCES
An Efficient Analytical Technique for Research in Biology and Medicine
by Y Llabador & Ph Moretto (CENBG, France)
This book describes the capabilities of nuclear techniques for elemental microanalysis in the biological field. A description of basic principles is given at the beginning, with special emphasis on X-ray Fluorescence, Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry, Nuclear Reaction Analysis and Scanning Transmission Ion Microscopy. The major part of the volume is devoted to the applications in the life sciences and presents a general review of the subjects investigated during the last fifteen years. In addition, technical aspects of nuclear microanalysis in living tissues, including data processing and specimen preparation, are detailed. Examples of recent applications in cellular pharmacology, cell physiology and biomedicine are presented. The last part concerns the studies of unicellular micro-organisms involved in pollution problems. Postgraduate students and confirmed scientists will be able to find here basic information, references and practical aspects of this new tool, with in each case a comparison with other analytical techniques.
Contents:
- Concepts and Principles
- Equipment and Techniques
- Other
Microanalytical Techniques: A Review
- Technical Aspects: Specimen Preparation
- Technical Aspects: Specimen Damage
- Application to Pharmacology
- Application to Physiology
- Application to Pathology and Clinic
- Application to Trace Elements and Toxicology
Readership: Researchers in the life sciences.
"... this book will be particularly useful to the many biologists encountering problems of elemental analysis and analytical imaging who wish to have a clear yet comprehensive introduction to the principles, the conditions of application and the potential of nuclear microprobes compared with those of alternative methods."
| Journal of Trace and Microprobe Techniques |
"This is an excellent book on nuclear microprobes which gives a clear and precise account on one of the most advanced modern biophysical techniques."
| Cellular and Molecular Biology |
| 288pp |
Pub. date: Feb 1998 |
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