Publisher's Synopsis
Physicochemical aspects of medicine is a rapidly developing field in theoretical and applied medical science lying at the interface of biophysics, biochemistry, bio-organic chemistry, molecular biology, genetics, immunology and biotechnology.;This volume discusses clinical applications of the principles of affinity chromatography with particular reference to blood detoxification systems, and the use of hemosorption and plasmapheresis to rempove excess cholesterol and atherogenic lipoproteins from the blood of atherosclerotic patients. It also describes the first protein (FAMG) found to be specific to the human reproductive system as a whole. The diagnostic value of various tests for FAMG is assessed with respect to number of diseases, including cancer.
