January 1972 Vol. Five No. One

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Vol. Five No. One January 1972 Pages 1 - 54

FLUORIDE Q ua rte r ly

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THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY Editor

0. 1. Woldbow, M.D. Detroit, Michigan

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Reports

by FOR FLUORIDE RESEARCH

Co-Edi tor A. W. Burgshhler, Ph.D.

Lawrence, Kansas

CONTENTS

Editorial Takamori's Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Fourth Annual Conference in Holland

Experimental Study of the Toxicity of a Fluoroalkene

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Derivative, the Hexafluorodichlorobutene (HFCB) - by R. Truhaut, C. Boudene, J.M. Jouany and A. Bouant, Paris, France .............................

Bolzano, Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Histology of "Chizzola Maculae" - by S. Steinegger,

A Volatile Fluoride Generator for Fumigating Plants -

Dental Fluorosis in an Indian Area with High Natural Fluoride Content of Water - by A.H. Siddiqui, H yderabad, India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

by D.N. Rao and D. Pal, Varanasi, India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Abstracts of Takamori's Contribution to Fluoride Research

A (Continued from the October 1971 issue) H istochemical Study on Alkaline Phosphatase of Epiphyseal Cartilage in Experimental Fluorosis - by Kasaburo Abe, Tokushima, Japan PART I: Changes in the Alkaline Phosphatase of

PART I I: Changes in the Alkaline Phosphatase of Epiphyseal Cartilage of Growing Normal Rats . . . . . . . . . . .

Epiphyseal Cartilage of Growing Rats Fed Varied Levels of Fluorine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The effect of Fluoride Upon the Serum-Phosphatase -

Odontological Observations on Fluorosis in Mt. by Setsuo Tanaka, Tokushima, Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Am-Volcano District - by Haruyuki Kawahara, Tokushima, Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Blood Picture of Experimental Fluorosis - by Mitsugi Hirao, Tokushima, Japan PART I : Changes of Erythrocyte, Hemoglobin, Color

Index, Reticulocyte Blood Platelet and the Size of Erythrocyte ..................................

PART II: Leucocytes in Rabbits Ingesting Sodium Fluoride .......................................

PART 111: Influence of Sodium Fluoride Ingestion on the Bone Marrow of Rabbits .....................

Studies on the Glycogen and Phosphorylase Variations in Myocardium, Skeletal Muscle and Liver in Experimental Fluorosis - by Tadashi Iwase, Tokushima, Japan PART I: Influence of Fluorine on Glycogen . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART II: Influence of Fluorine on Phosphorylase . . . . . . . . .

Fluoride on Muscle Fatigue - by Jiro Imura, Tokushima, Japan ..................................

to Fluorosis - by Hitoshi Kawahara, Tokushima, Japan PART I: Influence of Sodium Fluoride on the Urine

Electromyographic Studies on the Influence of Sodium

Experimental Studies on the Changes of the Kidney Due

Changes and Non-Protein Nitrogen, Creatinine and Sodium Chloride in Serum of Rabbits

Clearance in Rabbits ..............................

of the Kidney of Rabbits and Growing Albino Rats Due to Sodium Fluoride

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PART I II: Morphological Studies on the Changes

....................... Giant Cells in Bone Marrows of Patients on High-Dose

Fluoride Treatment - by P.H. Duffey, H.C. Tretbar and T.L. Jarkowski, Tucson, Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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