Biomedical subjects

L Calder

Publications and source records attributed to L Calder.

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The in vitro effects of D-penicillamine upon anti-AChR production by thymic and peripheral blood lymphocytes from patients with myasthenia gravis.

D-Penicillamine added to lymphocyte cultures from myasthenia gravis patients infrequently and inconsistently stimulated anti-AChR production. This usually occurred in the presence of pokeweed mitogen (PWM), and often only at a single concentration of D-penicillamine which varied among patients. The change was typically paralleled by an increase in total IgG production of similar magnitude, suggesting that the effect was nonspecific. D-penicillamine did not affect AChR expression in cultured thymic adherent cells. These data provide no evidence that penicillamine induces myasthenia gravis by direct stimulation of anti-AChR antibody-producing cells.

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The impact of women on women's health research: an interview with Dr. Ruth Wilson. Interview by Lisa Calder.

As women become more prominent players in the health sciences, it seems logical to ask the question, How are women affecting issues of health specific to women? Few authors have addressed this important query. In this article, I look at the views of a female researcher with respect to the literature about women's health research and the impact of women researchers on the information exchange between patient and physician, provider competence, and continuity of care. These factors all affect the quality of care being received by women in many different areas of health care.

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