Bücher der Reihe Advances in Nutritional Research

As a back drop for subsequent chapters on specific nutrients, Chapter 1 provides a com prehensive account of the gain and loss of bone throughout the life cycle, with emphasis on the architectural changes in later life that predispose to osteoporotic bone fractures.

This volume continues the theme established in Volume 1 of providing a con spectus of the current state of knowledge on topics of active nutritional re search.

. Comments on Comparative Placentology . . . . . . . . . . .* . . 1 . The Perfusion Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . Potentials and Umltations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . .

. General Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classification of Adverse Reactions to Foods . . . . . . . . Classification and Time Course of Allergic Reactions . . . IgE (Reaginic) Antibodies . . . . . . . 6 . IgE Antibodies ... Non-IgE Antibodies . Controversial Techniques . 13 . Classical Reaginic Syndromes . 13 . Frequency . 13 .

As a back drop for subsequent chapters on specific nutrients, Chapter 1 provides a com prehensive account of the gain and loss of bone throughout the life cycle, with emphasis on the architectural changes in later life that predispose to osteoporotic bone fractures.

Volume 4 of Advances in Nutritional Research reflects the increased importance that recently has been attached to nutrition in many fields of clinical medicine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . .

Nutritional Management of Hepatic Encephalopathy ... Experience with Patients in Hepatic Encephalopathy . Acute Hepatic Encephalopathy . Cellular Retinol-and Retinoic Acid-Binding Proteins . Binding Proteins in Cultured Cells . Binding Proteins in Experimental Tumors . Binding Proteins in Human Tumors .