A Symposium on Mechanisms of Toxicity

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Inhibition Patterns of Monoamine Oxidase Isoenzymes: Clinical Implications....Pages 3-11
Monoamine Oxidases and Their Inhibitors....Pages 13-27
Some New Effects of Anticholinesterases in the Whole Animal, with Special Emphasis on the Hypothermia Inducing Action in the Rat....Pages 29-41
Mechanism of Inhibition of Glutamine Synthetase by Methionine Sulphoximine....Pages 43-63
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
Effect of Lathyrogenic Compounds on the Cross-Linking of Collagen and Elastin in Vivo....Pages 67-85
The Capacity of Aspirin to Acetylate Proteins in Vitro and in Vivo....Pages 87-102
Role of Immune Reactions in Response to Toxic Metals....Pages 103-110
Binding of Beryllium to Proteins....Pages 111-125
Front Matter....Pages 126-126
Liver Cell Injury by Beryllium....Pages 129-145
Ribonucleic Acid Polymerase in Nuclear Damage....Pages 147-161
Cell Suicide and Cell Death....Pages 163-173
Amoeba Proteus as a Cell Model in Toxicology....Pages 175-186
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Antimetabolic Action of 6-Aminonicotinamide on the Pentose Phosphate Pathway in the Brain....Pages 189-203
Mode of Action of Hypoglycin and Related Compounds....Pages 205-218
Conversion by the Liver of Inactive Molecules into Toxic Molecules....Pages 219-228
The Role of the Gut Flora in the Conversion of Inactive Compounds to Active Metabolites....Pages 229-247
Back Matter....Pages 249-257