In 1835, Donne (1) reported that although he found the saliva normally alkaline to litmus, he had found it acid in many diseases, including encephalitis. In 1844, Wright (2) attempted to elaborate a diagnostic system of salivary analysis. About the same time, Simon (3) wrote at length on “morbid saliva” as distinct from “normal.” Among other studies of a similar character were those of Binet (4...

My attitude toward studying mutation in human fibroblasts at this time is related to that expressed by Dylan Thomas in a note to his "Collected Poems" (1): "I read somewhere of a shepherd who, when asked why he made, from within fairy rings, ritual observances to the moon to protect his flocks, replied: 'I'd be a damn fool if I didn't!' These poems, with all their crudities, doubts, and confusi...

It is commonly accepted that the examination and statistical analysis of femoral Anthropometry among different populations reveals a great amount of variation due to the face that the femoral Anthropometry measurements from different countries are likely to be affected by racial variations in diet, heredity, climate and other geographical factors related to life. Anatomists have carried out var...

Human energy demand is composed of three factors: basal (resting) metabolic rate (65–70%), physical activity (approx. 20%) and heat-generating (thermogenic) effect of a meal (approx. 10%) also referred to as postprandial thermogenesis. (Delany and Lovejoy, 1996). A large body of research have already assessed the impact of various factors on postprandial thermogenesis and these involved hormona...

L YMPHOID TISSUES of mice injected with Rauscher leukemia virus have been shown, by immunofluorescent technics, to contain antigen ( s ) reactive with antimurine leukemia antibody prepared against the Rauscher strain.’ Other immunofluorescent studies2’3 have demonstrated that blood and bone marrow cells from patients with leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, polycythemia, teratoma, mycosis fu...

the Journal of Craniofacial Genetics and Developmental Biology, 1985, vol 5, is dedicated to the memory of Dr Samuel Pruzansky, an internationally renowned worker in the field of craniofacial malformations until his death in 1984. Among his many achievements, Dr Pruzansky organised the first international symposium on craniofacial malformations in 1959 and founded the first Center for Craniofac...

Leukocyte migration was studied in a microhematocrit system which permitted evaluation of the separate effects of leukocyte adhesiveness, intrinsic cell motility, and leukocyte clumping. Leukocyte adhesion to glass required the presence of magnesium ion, was totally independent of calcium ion, and was partially dependent on heat-labile plasma factors. Leukocyte migration was unimpaired by marke...