Collected Reprints Of Robert D. Ray, M.D., Ph.D.

Ray, Robert D.

Published by Various Publishers, Various Places, 1973

About this Item

These three volumes cover the years 1941-1973 and contain 90 offprints authored or co-authored by this distinguished university professor. To quote from his self-penned profile at The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) website: "So with my background of a PhD in Anatomy, I decided to develop a research program devoted to a better understanding of skeletal physiology and metabolism, one of the first in orthopaedics to do so. Over subsequent years I was author and co-author (with the residents and fellows) of over 100 research papers and articles. Among our contributions: a method for removing Strontium-90, a long half-life, bone-seeking, radioactive isotope, a fall-out product from air-testing nuclear weapons (the method also proved effective in treating lead and radium poisoning; the studies were supported by grants from the Atomic Energy Commission); a computer model of a calcium metabolism (an analog model with four compartments and two bleed outs) with Goran Bauer; the first human radioactive isotope bone scan (using Sr-87, later Ca-45) also with Goran; first time-lapse movie of bone cells in tissue culture; development of a method for measuring bone anabolism by means of the plasma clearance of a bone-seeking radioactive isotope and use of the method to study metabolic skeletal disorders such as osteoporosis, Vitamin D-resistant rickets, the effect of estrogen on the skeleton, etc.; development of a transparent chamber for visualizing bone grafts in vivo, studies of the antigenicity of bone grafts and implants, demonstrations of the early vascularization of viable grafts along with acceptance of auto- and iso- as opposed to rejection of allo- and xeno- grafts; proof that bone cells carry HLA antigens (with Luis Muscolo from Buenos Aires); among the first to measure bone blood flow using tagged red cells (with Jorge Galante); tissue culture studies of the effect of oxygen tension on bone formation and resorption (with Carl Brighton who received his PhD with us); development of sintered metal for bone implants (with Galante and Rostoker). The list is not complete, but rather just a few of the highlights that come to mind. " A unique opportunity to acquire a focused body of medical research. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Collected Reprints Of Robert D. Ray, M.D., Ph.D.
• Publisher: Various Publishers, Various Places
• Publication Date: 1973
• Binding: Buckram
• Illustrator: Illustrated
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Near Fine