PROCEEDINGS OF THE AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH

1. The adult sleep apnoea syndromes. C. E. Sullivan 2. The influence of prenatal factors on brainstem maturation and apnoea in infants. D. J. Henderson‐Smart, A. G. Pettigrew, D. J. Campbell and D. A. Edwards 3. The ventilatory response to hypoxia: implications for mountaineers and patients with chronic lung disease. M. C. F. Pain 4. Macrophage differentiation. William F. Doe 5. The role of protein phosphorylation in the control of cell growth and differentiation. S. A. Livesey, K. W. Ng, N. C. Partridge and T. J. Martin 6. Polyamines may maintain the structural integrity of chromosomes during cell division. A. W. Braithwaite 7. Identification of antigens of parasites with immunodiagnostic or vaccination potential in malaria and schistosomiasis. G. F. Mitchell 8. Necrotizing enteritis in Papua New Guinea and the isolation of Clostridium welchii type C. G. Lawrence 9. Cholera: remaining problems and prospects for their solution. D. Rowley 10. Intratesticular regulatory mechanisms. D. M. De Kretser 11. T Cell‐derived lymphokines in the regulation of lymphoid and haemopoietic cells. J. W. Schrader, I. Clark‐Lewis and G. H. W. Wong 12. Acetylcholine hydrolyses certain neuropeptides. I. W. Chubb, E. Ranieri and A. J. Hodgson 13. Mechanisms of heparin induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis. B. H. Chong and P. A. Castaldi 14. Effects of nifedipine, verapamil and diltiazem on calmodulin mediated, calcium stimulation of phosphodiesterase activity. M. J. Daly, S. E. Perry and W. G. Nayler 15. Lymphocyte cytogenetics in breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy. E. J. Stephan, M. H. N. Tattersall, R. S. U. Baker and C. B. Gillies 16. Persistence of alkylation induced alkali‐labile sites in DNA from human peripheral lymphocytes. V. C. Griffith and D. R. Turner 17. Cytosine arabinoside transport and cytosine arabinoside triphosphate formation in acute leukaemia. J. M. Taupin, J. S. Wiley and W. H. Sawyer 18. Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) induction in the rat by enalapril (MK 421). B. Jackson, R. Cubela and C. I. Johnston 19. Effect of the histamine H2 receptor antagonist, cimetidine, on human T lymphocyte suppressor cell function. L. A. Butterworth, W. G. E. Cooksley, J. W. Halliday, W. J. Halliday, J. F. Kerr and L. W. Powell 20. Deoxycoformycin induced metabolic changes in T cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. L. Hallam, M. B. Van der Weyden, A. S. Bagnara, S. Ackland and M. G. Whiteside 21. In vitro uptake of 57 Co‐cyanocobalamin. E. Bowman, L. Butterworth, W. G. E. Cooksley and J. S. D. Scott 22. Isolation and characterization of an hepatic ferritin receptor. U. Mack, L. W. Powell and J. W. Halliday 23. Down‐regulation by growth hormone of specific growth hormone receptors on mouse fibroblasts. L. J. Murphy, E. Vrhovsek and L. Lazarus 24. Effects of 1,25‐dihydroxyvitamin D3 on cultured human cancer cells. R. J. Frampton, S. Omond and J. A. Eisman 25. Oestrogen and androgen receptors in guinea‐pig prostrate epithelium and stroma. W. D. Tilley, D. J. Horsfall and V. R. Marshall 26. Some properties of a high affinity, microsomal binding site for tamoxifen and other structurally related nonsteroidal compounds. C. K. W. Watts, L. C. Murphy and R. L. Sutherland 27. Antitumor activity of nonsteroidal antioestrogens in vitro: relationship to affinity for oestrogen receptor (ER) and another high affinity ‘antioestrogen binding site’ (AEBS). L. C. Murphy and R. L. Sutherland 28. Regulation of transferrin receptor expression in human tumour cells. D. Hedley, E. Musgrove, C. Rugg and I. Taylor 29. Differences in calcium handling between matrix vesicle enriched microsomes and more purified vesicles. R. Shankar and J. D. Sallis 30. A calmodulin‐stimulated (Ca 2+ ‐Mg 2+ )‐ATPase in cultured B but not T lymphoblasts. L. C. Wright and R. M. Fox 31. Suppression of autoantibody production lost by exposing suppressor cells to the foreign antigens inducing the autoimmunity. K. O. Cox and Anne Howies 32. Cytotoxic and cell cycle effects of adenosine analogues on dividing and nondividing human lymphoid cells. R. F. Kefford and R. M. Fox 33. The intracellular factor XIII activity of platelets during platelet activation. G. W. Lynch and S. L. Pfueller 34. Kupffer cell synthesis of chemotactic factors and cirrhosis of the liver. C. Mclvor, G. Cooksley, G. Grotendorst, G. Martin, J. Hoofnagle and E. A. Jones 35. Detection of mutant human lymphocytes. A. Morley, K. Trainor, J. Dempsey, R. Seshadri and R. G. Ryall 36. Granulocyte‐monocyte interactions in man. M. A. Vadas and L. Callegaro 37. Studies on phosphoglycerate kinase deficiency. L. G. Svirklys and W. J. O'Sullivan 42. Hereditary spherocytosis of man: functional identification of an abnormal cytoskeletal protein. J. S. Hill, W. H. Sawyer, G. J. Howlett and J. S. Wiley. 43. In vitro prostaglandin production by isolated ovine endometrial cells. W. S. O, J. K. Findlay, N. Colvin, J. Swaney and B. Doughton 44. Influence of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids on renal and aortic prostaglandin synthesis in 1‐kidney 1‐clip Goldblatt hypertensive rats. D. Mahoney, K. Croft and L. J. Beilin 45. Decreased aortic prostacyclin production in rats fed a diet supplemented with fish oil. S. P. Rogers, W. E. Connor, S. Wong, and R. G. Larkins 46. Effect of prostaglandin E2 on DNA synthesis in osteoblastic cells. N. C. Partridge, A. L. Opie, S. A. Livesey, K. W. Ng and T. J. Martin 47. Regulation of prostaglandin production and ectoenzyme activities in cultured pig aortic endothelial cells. C. N. Chesterman, Ann Ager and J. L. Gordon 48. Arachidonic acid metabolism, cAMP‐dependent protein kinase and macrophage functions. N. H. Hunt, L. K. Lim, R. D. Eichner and M. J. Weidemann 49. Ultrastructural and biochemical studies on the immunohistochemistry of Toxoplasma gondii antigens using monoclonal antibodies. A. M. Johnson, W. D. Haynes, P. J. Leppard, P. J. McDonald and S. H. Neoh 50. Effects of ultraviolet (UV) light exposure in solariums on the immune system. P. Hersey, G. Haran, M. Bradley, E. Hasic, E. Murray and E. Edwards 51. Inflammatory process in viral meningoencephalitis. P. C. Doherty. 52. A possible role for reactive oxygen species in parasite death and pathological changes during malarial infection. I. A. Clark and N. H. Hunt 53. Interleukin‐2 and immune response of bone marrow transplant patients. H. S. Warren, K. Atkinson, R. G. Pembrey and J. Biggs 54. Host defences in the upper genital tract of the female: studies in a murine system. T. C. Sorrell, P. A. Baker and A. W. Chow 55. Cortisol infusion mimics ACTH‐induced hypertension in man. J. A. Whitworth, D. Saines and B. A. Scoggins 56. The perception of breathlessness in asthma. J. G. W. Burdon, E. F. Juniper, K. J. Killian, F. E. Hargreave and E. J. M. Campbell 57. Biliary transport of apolipoprotein components of high density lipoproteins in the isolated perfused rat liver. R. B. Sewell, T. Kawamoto, L. J. Kost, S. J. T. Mao and N. F. La Russo 58. Plasma vasopressin and noradrenaline after lesions of the ventrolateral medulla. J. M. Elliott, R. Woods, M. J. West, C. l. Johnston and J. P. Chalmers 59. Depletion of substance P in primary afferents does not affect baroreceptor reflexes. J. M. Elliott, J. B. Furness, R. Murphy, M. Costa and J. P. Chalmers 60. Induction of puberty in male primates by administration of pulsatile gonadotropin releasing hormone. C. J. Carati, J. Bertolini and E. J. Keogh 61. Activation of inhibitory nerves in the enteric nervous system by cholecystokinin octapeptide. M. C. Ngu. 62. Confirmation of the functional heterogeneity of the liver. G. P. Timms, L. Bass, J. W. Halli‐day, W. G. E. Cooksley, R. A. Ferris and L. W. Powell 69. Calcium regulatory hormones in immobilization hypercalcaemia associated with renal failure. R. L. Prince, J. A. Eisman and R. W. Simpson 70. Somatic cell genetic analysis of deoxyadenosine toxicity in human lymphocytes. R. M. Fox, E. H. Tripp and M. S. Hershfield 71. Cloning of lymphocytes at limiting dilution. K. Trainor, A. Morley and R. Seshadri. 72. The effect of succinylcholine on malignant hyperpyrexia‐susceptible muscle. G. J. Galloway and M. A. Denborough. 73. Effect of hypoxia on the growth of human melanomas in culture. P. C. Vincent and R. M. Joyce 74. Preparation and characterization of platelet‐derived growth factor. T. Walker, C. N. Chesterman, K. Chamberlain and F. J. Morgan 75. A 6‐thioguanine‐resistant variant of the 13762 cell line which is no longer tumorigenic or metastatic. I. A. Ramshaw. 76. Human CTP synthetase: a biochemical marker of aggressive lymphoid malignancy. P. H. Ellnis and G. Medley 77. A novel method for identifying the progeny of a multipotent stem cell. A. J. Hapel. 78. Investigation of the biochemical mechanisms of cyclophosphamide resistance in human melanoma cells. M. H. Boon and P. G. Parsons 79. Incorporation of 2‐deoxyadenosine into poly(A)RNA of human T lymphoblasts. R. F. Kefford, R. M. Fox, E. McCairns, D. Fahey, G. E. O. Muscat and P. B. Rowe 80. Application of NMR spectroscopy to lymphocytes and tumours. C. Mount ford, G. Grossman, G. Reid and R. M. Fox 81. The distribution of methylcytosine at a specific site in human highly repeated DNA. P. C. Vincent, J. Prosser and M. Frommer 82. Purine levels in vivo. M. H. N. Tattersall, P. Slowiaczek and A. De Fazio 83. Affinity purification and characterization of human x‐casein, a potential cancer marker. A. R. Nash, A. G. Mackinlay, G. A. Sarfaty and P. Castillo 84. The dopaminergic enhancement of the renal response to aldosterone is intrarenal, ex‐traneuronal and probably receptor‐mediated. B. A. Adams, R. M. Wellard and W. R. Adam 85. Platelets deficient in glycoprotein I have normal Fc receptor expression. S. L. Pfueller, N. Kerlero de Rosbo and R. Bilston 86. Characterization and reconstitution of the binding activity of receptor purified radio‐iodinated thyrotropins. P. G. Stanton, A. R. Roberts and M. T. W. Hearn 87. Evidence for adenylate cyclase coupled adenosine receptors in guinea‐pig ventricles. E. Leung and E. A. Woodcock 88. The use of a monoclonal antibody in the investigation of platelet glycoprotein Hb‐HIa function. B. Barlow, J. Connellan, P. Thurlow and I. L. Smith 89. Kidney β‐adrenergic receptors are modulated by baroreflex activity. M. J. Morris, E. A. Woodcock and C. I. Johnston 117. Whole ceU NMR: its application to virology and immunology. C. Mountford, K. T. Holmes, G. Grossman, A. W. Hampson and R. Raison 118. The first International Workshop on human leucocyte differentiation antigens: analysis of 200 monoclonal antiodies by immunoperoxidase on tissue sections. J. Quirk and D. G. Jose 119. Immunoregulation in glomerulonephritis (GN). K. M. Bannister, P. A. Drew, A. R. Clarkson and A. J. Woodroffe 120. Allograft responsiveness in rats treated with cyclosporin A to prolong heart allograft survival. M. E. Jelbart, B. M. Hall and S. E. Dorsch 121. Synergistic interaction between cytomegalovirus infection and graft vs host reaction in the development of interstitial pneumonia in mice. Jane E. Grundy (Chalmer), J. D. Shanley and G. M. Shearer 122. Heterogeneity of ovine squamous cell carcinoma determined by flow cytometric DNA analysis. G. J. S. Harker, R. A. Zbroja, J. Wass, J. Grace, P. C. Vincent and F. O. Stephens