IRON METABOLISM IN TROPICAL MEDICINE

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ALUMINIUM TOXICITY AND IRON METABOLISM IN RATS

The relationship between aluminium toxicity and iron metabolism was studied. Male rats were exposed to aluminium by daily intraperitoneal injection of 40pmolelkg body weight. After 45 days, aluminium intoxified rats had a significant loweredserum ferritin (55%), iron (42%), TIBC (25%) and hemoglobin(31%). At thesame time the serum ceruloplasmin level was elevated by 60%. This result shows t...

Advances in Tropical Medicine

year. In a recent issue we have given a most favourable account of the 4th Report of the Wellcome Laboratories, now we have two big supplemental volumes before us, vol. A dealing in a very thorough and complete way with the recent literature of recent work in tropical medicine and veterinary science, and vol. B dealing with general science. We have in our time had on our table many volumes purp...

Tropical Medicine

tion of water, for which he apparently considers heat the only entirely satisfactory medium. He thinks dhoby's itch is actually transmitted from the washerman by means of the clothes, in spite of the fact that many authorities make light of this danger ; and has seen the incidence of the disease reduced greatly by reforms in washing. Turning to the body of the work, we find sprue regarded as of...

Tropical Medicine

for a ' shorter tropical medicine '?something between the concise tabulation of the cram book and the larger treatise?had been felt for a long time, and it was fitting that a book to supply this should be written by Sir John Megaw, for many years director and professor of tropical medicine of the leading school of tropical medicine in the East, and by Sir Leonard Rogers, who was mainly responsi...

Diplomas in Tropical Medicine