Die zellulare Biologie von Erythropoietin und die physiologischen Funktionen unter der Erythropoietin-Therapie werden in diesem Band ebenso beschrieben wie der klinische Einsatz im Rahmen der antologen Bluttransfusionen bzw. zur Transfusionsvermeidung. Anhand klinischer Erfahrungen wird die Anwendung von Erythropoietin z.B. bei orthopadischen, kardiochirurgischen und gynakologischen Eingriffen diskutiert."

The problem of gastric cancer, with its multifaceted aspects, offers an example of diversified oncological research, which includes epidemiology, pathogenesis, histo morphology, surgical and conservative therapy in its spectrum. This disease not only constitutes an interesting and important subject for research, but it is also a challenge for the practitioner due to its inordinately poor prognosis. It therefore appeared a rewarding task to the editors to collect information from individual experts, in order to gain a topical summary of the problems pertaining to gastric cancer, as well as to...