Cell Function and Disease

Genes and Human Diseases.- Towards Active Chromatin Structure.- Molecular Genetics of Wilms’ Tumor.- Mecanisms of Altered Growth Regulation in Human Leukemia.- The Human Placental Lactogen and Growth Hormone Multi-Gene Family.- Overproduction of Proteins by Recombinant DNA: Human Insulin.- Diagnosis and Characterization of New Mutations in Man.- Clinical Aspects of Inborn Errors of Metabolism.- Cellular and Molecular Pathology.- Functional Components of Cell Membranes as the Locale of Pathological Phenomena.- Molecular and Physiological Properties of Plasma Membranes: the Role of Ion Channels.- Transmembrane Channels and Disease.- Protein Kinase C: Structure, Function and Modulation of its Catalytic Activity by Physiological and Pharmacological Agents.- The Signaling Function of Calcium and its Regulation.- PH Homeostasis and Cell Function and Disease.- The “Cytosol”: a Neglected and poorly Understood Compartment of Eukaryotic Cells.- Molecular Basis of Radioprotection by Aminothiols.- Cytochrome P-450, P-448 and Lipid Peroxidation in Cell Damage.- Oxygen is a Dangerous Friend.- Free Radical Mechanisms in Tissue Injury.- Human Uricase Loss: an Evolutionary Gain Against Disease.- Cell Function and Brain Transplant.- Recovery of Function After Tissue Transplantation in the Nigrostriatal Dopamine System.- Nerve Growth Factor in vivo Actions on Cholinergic Neurons in the Adult Rat CNS.- Strategies for Improving Fetal Neuronal Integration with Adult Brain Following Brain Transplantion.- Fetal Brain Transplants Induce Recovery of Morphological and Learning Deficits of Cortical Lesioned Rats.- Cell Function and Infectious Diseases.- Oral Vaccination of Human Volunteers with qalE Mutants of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli.- The Role of Outer Membrane Proteins fromGram-Negative Bacteria as Vaccines with Special Emphasis in Typhoid Fever. Monoclonal Antibodies Against S. Typhy porins.- Structural and Functional Modifications of Plasmodium-Infected Erythrocytes.- Inflammatory Response in Amebic Liver Abscess.- Biological Determinants of Host-Parasite Relationship in Mouse Cysticercosis Caused by Taenia crassiceps Influence of Sex, Major Histocompatibility Complex and Vaccination.- Detection of the Human Papillomavirus Genome in Cervical Cancer.- Population Dynamics of AIDS. Basic Concepts.- Structure-Based Targeting of Drugs to hiv Proteins.- On the Development of New Chemotherapeutic Agents in the Coming Decade.- New Approaches and Techniques with Potential Application to Cell Function and Disease.- Investigation of Metabolic Disorders in Patients and Animal Models Using Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.- Electrorotation of Blood Cells Medical Applications.- Molecular Dysfunctions in Lead Poisoning. An in vitro Model.- Molecular Basis of Contrast in MRI.- Disease Detection by MR Imaging. T1 and T2 Relaxation Times.- Magnetic Resonance Relaxation Times and Imaging in the Pathophysiology of Muscles.- Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI of the Pituitary Gland in Sheehan’s Syndrome.- Cancer Detection by Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- Treatment Evaluation of Amebic Liver Abscess by MR Imaging.- A Clinical Approach to Cell Function and Disease.- Planning the Clinical Research Protocol to Understand the Relationship Between Cell Function and Disease.- Participants.