[Budapest physicians practicing alternative medicine (based on a September 1991 survey)].

Our essay is the first attempt to raise the problems related to the Hungarian alternative medicine and to outline the tendencies in this field. In our research we tried to find answers to the following questions: 1. whether the physicians in disadvantageous position show a greater tendency to start dealing with alternative medicine, in order to make up for their low income; 2.

Determination of trace and bulk elements in plasma and erythrocytes of diabetic pregnant women by PIXE method.

Proton-Induced X-Ray Emission (PIXE) analysis of blood samples from diabetic pregnant women was carried out. Elements S, Ca, P, K, Cl, Fe, Zn, Cu, Rb and Br were detected in red blood cells, while S, Ca, P, K, Cl, Fe, Zn, Cu, Ni, Br in the plasma. The concentrations of P, S, Ni, Cu were found to be higher, while those of K, Fe, and Zn were lower in diabetic plasma than in controls.

Determination of trace and bulk elements in plasma and erythrocytes of healthy pregnant women by PIXE method.

Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) analysis of blood samples from healthy pregnant women was carried out. Elements S, Ca, P, K, Cl, Fe, Zn, Cu, Rb and Br were detected, in red blood cells while S, Ca, P. K, Cl, Fe, Zn, Cu, Ni, Br in the plasma.

Elemental concentrations in human erythrocytes and blood plasma following radiotherapeutic irradiation.

Elemental concentrations in whole blood samples from irradiated mice were found [1] to change uncorrelated with the depression of red blood cell count. The aim of the present work was to clear up whether or not similar effects appear in the case of human radiotherapeutic irradiations. Concentration ratios were taken for erythrocyte and plasma fractions with the proton induced X-ray emission method for the elements P, K, Ca, Fe, Zn in the case of patients undergoing postoperative gamma irradiation following mastectomy.

Effect of hemorrhagic shock on the performance, O2-consumption, and ultrastructure of isolated rat hearts.

Rat hearts were isolated from control animals anesthetized and sham treated for 2.5 hours and following 2.5 hours of hemorrhagic hypotension and they were perfused by modified Langendorff technique.

Effect of lipid load and carbon tetrachloride on the fatty acid release from dog adipose tissue isolated in vivo.

Under the influence of lipid emulsion (LipofundinR) administered into the systemic circulation of dogs, fatty acid release of adipose tissue isolated in vivo increased from 0.51 +/- 0.096 muEq/100 g/min to 3.