convened in Washington in September 1961 for a three day meeting, and this volume is the result of their deliberations. If, as did most of us, you missed the meeting but would like to know what transpired, this book provides the answers. Published, ".. . in part as an experiment. .. ," the book is a verbatim transcript of the proceedings , jests and all. The participants discussed, mostly throu...

The normal healthy fetus receives a constant influx of glucose from the mother. This constant influx provides for basal fetal metabolism. The normal fetoplacental glucose utilization rate is 5 to 6 mg/kg/min. After 27 weeks gestation, this glucose influx also provides for convertion into glycogen, which is deposited mainly in the liver. The fetal glucose levels are maintained by transport of ma...

RNA viruses rely on the host-donated factors for replication and transcription of their genomic RNAs. In some RNA viruses, the virus-encoded RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) forms a complex with host-donated translational factors. The formation of a complex between the virus-encoded RdRps and the host-donated translational factors is required for RNA replication and transcription of viral ge...

hypnotic Suggestion, Autohypnosis and Autosuggestion " Theories of Hypnosis " A System of Brief Hypnoanalysis " and " Research in Hypnotism There is also a tolerably complete bibliography. It may be a matter of surprise to many analytical psychotherapists at the present day, who have assimilated the teachings of Freud and other leading exponents of deep mental analysis, that there could still b...

The term, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), initially proposed by Noonan and Nadas,8 describes a diminutive left ventricle with underdevelopment of mitral and aortic valves. A patent foramen ovale or an atrial septal defect is usually present. The ventricular septum is usually intact. A large patent ductus arteriosus supplies blood to the systemic circulation. Coarctation of the aorta is ...