This collection showcases publications authored by UMass Medical School researchers who specialize in women’s health.
Publications from 1989
Reticulum cell sarcomas of SJL mice have rearranged immunoglobulin heavy and light chain genes, Janet Stavnezer, J. L. Lasky, N. M. Ponzio, M. P. Scheid, and G. J. Thorbecke
Multiple birth: a unique parenting experience, Rosemary T. Theroux
A B-cell-specific nuclear protein that binds to DNA sites 5' to immunoglobulin S alpha tandem repeats is regulated during differentiation, S. H. Waters, K. U. Saikh, and Janet Stavnezer
Breast cancer screening by mammography: utilization and associated factors, Jane G. Zapka, Anne M. Stoddard, Mary E. Costanza, and Harru L. Greene Jr.
Publications from 1988
5-Fluorouracil-associated cardiotoxicity, N. J. Freeman and Mary E. Costanza
Cigarette smoking: the physician's role in cessation and maintenance, Harry L. Greene, Robert J. Goldberg, and Judith K. Ockene
I.29 lymphoma cells express a nonmutated VH gene before and after H chain switch, D. Klein, J. Nietupski, S. Sirlin, and Janet Stavnezer
The J kappa proximal region of the human K locus contains three uncommon V kappa genes which are arranged in opposite transcriptional polarities, W. Lorenz, K. F. Schable, R. Thiebe, Janet Stavnezer, and H. G. Zachau
Mixed Blessings: Science and Specialization in American Medical Education, Ellen S. More
'Professional Courtesy': The Blackwell Medical Society and the Professionalization of Female Physicians in the Progressive Era., Ellen S. More
A residents' training program for the development of smoking intervention skills, Judith K. Ockene, Mark E. Quirk, Robert J. Goldberg, Jean L. Kristeller, Gary Donnelly, Kathryn L. Kalan, Bruce Gould, Harry L. Greene, Richard Harrison-Atlas, and James Pease
Benefits and costs of lifestyle change to reduce risk of chronic disease, Judith K. Ockene, Glorian Sorensen, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ira S. Ockene, and Gary Donnelly
How actin binds and assembles onto plasma membranes from Dictyostelium discoideum, M. A. Schwartz and Elizabeth J. Luna
Immunoglobulin heavy-chain switching may be directed by prior induction of transcripts from constant-region genes, Janet Stavnezer, G. Radcliffe, Y. C. Lin, J. Nietupski, L. Berggren, R. Sitia, and E. Severinson
XK aprosencephaly and anencephaly in sibs, Phillip L. Townes, Karen L. Reuter, E. E. Rosquete, and B. Dale Magee
Publications from 1987
New Methods of Information Management: New Roles for the Health Sciences Library, Shelley Bader and Elaine Russo Martin
Social Meaning and Collective Biography: The Case of John Goodwin's Gathered Church, 1635-1660, Ellen S. More
The Blackwell Medical Society and the Professionalization of Women Physicians, Ellen S. More
Physician-delivered interventions for smoking cessation: strategies for increasing effectiveness, Judith K. Ockene
Smoking intervention: the expanding role of the physician, Judith K. Ockene
The relationship of patient characteristics to physician delivery of advice to stop smoking, Judith K. Ockene, David W. Hosmer, Joanne W. Williams, Robert J. Goldberg, Ira S. Ockene, Timothy Biliouris, and James E. Dalen
Factors related to patient smoking status, Judith K. Ockene, David W. Hosmer, Joanne W. Williams, Robert J. Goldberg, Ira S. Ockene, and Theodore J. Raia III
Does switching from cigarettes to pipes or cigars reduce tobacco smoke exposure, Judith K. Ockene, Terry F. Pechacek, Thomas M. Vogt, and Kenneth H. Svendsen
F-actin binds to the cytoplasmic surface of ponticulin, a 17-kD integral glycoprotein from Dictyostelium discoideum plasma membranes, L. J. Wuestehube and Elizabeth J. Luna
Publications from 1986
Junctional plasma membrane domains isolated from aggregating Dictyostelium discoideum amebae, H. M. Ingalls, C. M. Goodloe-Holland, and Elizabeth J. Luna
Surface immunoglobulin light chain expression in pre-B cell leukemias, B. Koziner, Janet Stavnezer, A. Al-Katib, D. Gebhard, A. Mittelman, M. Andreeff, and B. D. Clarkson
Behaviors and attitudes among medical students concerning cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption, Larry Maynard, Robert J. Goldberg, Judith K. Ockene, Barry S. Levy, John P. Howe III, and James E. Dalen
The First Women Physicians of Rochester City Hospital, Ellen S. More
Binding and assembly of actin filaments by plasma membranes from Dictyostelium discoideum, M. A. Schwartz and Elizabeth J. Luna
Expression of immunoglobulin lambda light chain by the promyelocytic cell line HL-60, Janet Stavnezer, A. Al-Katib, and B. Koziner
Specificity of immunoglobulin heavy chain switch correlates with activity of germline heavy chain genes prior to switching, Janet Stavnezer and S. Sirlin
Increasing the effort toward breast cancer detection, Michael D. Wertheimer, Mary E. Costanza, T. F. Dodson, Carl J. D'Orsi, Harris Pastides, and Jane G. Zapka
Publications from 1985
Physicians' attitudes and practices toward CPR training in family members of patients with coronary heart disease, Robert J. Goldberg, Diana DeCosimo, Peter St. Louis, Joel M. Gore, Judith K. Ockene, and James E. Dalen
Surface immunoglobulin light-chain expression by the "common" all cell line REH, B. Koziner, Janet Stavnezer, and A. Al-Katib
Factors affecting cigarette smoking status in patients with ischemic heart disease, Judith K. Ockene, David W. Hosmer, James M. Rippe, Joanne W. Williams, Robert J. Goldberg, Diana DeCosimo, Patricia M. Maher, and James E. Dalen
The regulation of membrane-bound and secreted alpha-chain biosynthesis during the differentiation of the B cell lymphoma I.29, R. Sitia, A. Rubartelli, H. Kikutani, U. Hammerling, and Janet Stavnezer
Aberrant recombination events in B cell lines derived from a kappa-deficient human, Janet Stavnezer, O. Kekish, D. Batter, J. Grenier, I. Balazs, E. Henderson, and B. J. Zegers
Molecular defects in a human immunoglobulin kappa chain deficiency, Janet Stavnezer, O. Kekish, and B. J. Zegers
Induction of immunoglobulin isotype switching in cultured I.29 B lymphoma cells. Characterization of the accompanying rearrangements of heavy chain genes, Janet Stavnezer, S. Sirlin, and J. Abbott
Publications from 1984
Predictive testing with the subrenal capsule assay, A. E. Bogden, W. Griffin, S. D. Reich, Mary E. Costanza, and W. R. Cobb
Adjuvant chemotherapy. Eight years later, Mary E. Costanza
Layperson CPR--are we training the right people, Robert J. Goldberg, Joel M. Gore, Donald G. Love, Judith K. Ockene, and James E. Dalen
A membrane cytoskeleton from Dictyostelium discoideum. III. Plasma membrane fragments bind predominantly to the sides of actin filaments, C. M. Goodloe-Holland and Elizabeth J. Luna
A membrane cytoskeleton from Dictyostelium discoideum. II. Integral proteins mediate the binding of plasma membranes to F-actin affinity beads, Elizabeth J. Luna, C. M. Goodloe-Holland, and H. M. Ingalls
Toward a smoke-free society, Judith K. Ockene
Publications from 1983
Use Study of Excerpta Medica Abstract Journals: to Drop or not to Drop?, Elaine C. Alligood, Elaine Russo Martin, and Richard A. Peterson
Chemotherapy responsiveness of human breast tumors in the 6-day subrenal capsule assay: an update, A. E. Bogden, Mary E. Costanza, S. D. Reich, T. W. Griffin, and W. R. Cobb
Initial clinical trials of the subrenal capsule assay as a predictor of tumor response to chemotherapy, T. W. Griffin, A. E. Bogden, S. D. Reich, D. Antonelli, R. E. Hunter, A. Ward, D. T. Yu, H. L. Greene Jr., and Mary E. Costanza
Gender vs. Profession: The 19th Century Origins of Status Conflicts Among Female Physicians and Nurses, Ellen S. More
Molecular genetics of immunoglobulin heavy chain switching, Janet Stavnezer
Effects on metastases of drug therapy during developing and established tumor immunity, J. Vaage and Mary E. Costanza
Publications from 1982
Hyperstress and outcomes in a long-term smoking intervention program, Robert C. Benfari, Elaine D. Eaker, Judith K. Ockene, and Kevin M. McIntyre
Control of cigarette smoking from a psychological perspective, Robert C. Benfari, Judith K. Ockene, and Kevin M. McIntyre
The medical management of breast cancer, Mary E. Costanza
A stable, high capacity, F-actin affinity column, Elizabeth J. Luna, Y. L. Wang, E. W. Voss Jr., D. Branton, and D. L. Taylor
Daniel Taylor, John Price, and Mark Hildesley, Ellen S. More
John Goodwin and the Origins of the New Arminianism, Ellen S. More
Comparison of patterns of smoking behavior change among smokers in the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial (MRFIT), Judith K. Ockene, Norman Hymowitz, Mary Sexton, and Steven K. Broste
Genetic structure and origin of t haplotypes of mice, analyzed with H-2 cDNA probes, H. S. Shin, Janet Stavnezer, K. Artzt, and David A. Bennett
Membrane-bound and secreted IgA contain structurally different alpha-chains, R. Sitia, H. Kikutani, A. Rubartelli, Y. Bushkin, Janet Stavnezer, and U. Hammerling
Rearrangements and deletions of immunoglobulin heavy chain genes in the double-producing B cell lymphoma I.29, Janet Stavnezer, K. B. Marcu, S. Sirlin, B. Alhadeff, and U. Hammerling
Publications from 1981
Expression of an antigen receptor on T cells does not require recombination at the immunoglobulin JH-C mu locus, Y. Cayre, M. A. Palladino, K. B. Marcu, and Janet Stavnezer
Spectrin promotes the association of F-actin with the cytoplasmic surface of the human erythrocyte membrane, V. M. Fowler, Elizabeth J. Luna, W. R. Hargreaves, D. L. Taylor, and D. Branton
The multiple risk factor intervention trial (MRFIT). V. Intervention on smoking, Glenn H. Hughes, Norman Hymowitz, Judith K. Ockene, Nathan Simon, and Thomas M. Vogt
Synthesis and processing of the alpha heavy chains of secreted and membrane-bound IgA, H. Kikutani, R. Sitia, R. A. Good, and Janet Stavnezer
A membrane cytoskeleton from Dictyostelium discoideum. I. Identification and partial characterization of an actin-binding activity, Elizabeth J. Luna, V. M. Fowler, J. Swanson, D. Branton, and D. L. Taylor
A psychosocial model of smoking cessation and maintenance of cessation, Judith K. Ockene, Ronald Nutall, Robert C. Benfari, Irving Hurwitz, and Ira S. Ockene
Publications from 1979
Radiation plus adjuvant CCNU (1-[2-chloroethyl]-3-cyclohexyl-1-nitrosourea) vs CCNU, hpydroxyurea and vincristine in the treatment of malignant glimoa, Mary E. Costanza, M. Buechler, J. Munzenreider, B. Emami, B. Mukherji, W. Shucart, M. Scott, L. Nathanson, R. Rudders, B. Stein, K. Post, and A. Piro
Identification by peptide analysis of the spectrin-binding protein in human erythrocytes, Elizabeth J. Luna, G. H. Kidd, and D. Branton
Effects of combination drug therapy on the subcutaneous and pulmonary growth of a slow and a fast-growing C3H/He mammary carcinoma, J. Vaage and Mary E. Costanza
Publications from 1977
Results with methyl-CCNU and DTIC in metastatic melanoma, Mary E. Costanza, L. Nathanson, David A. Schoenfeld, J. Wolter, J. Colsky, W. Regelson, Timothy Cunningham, and N. Sedransk
Comparison of the 'binding' of beta-alanine and gamma-aminobutyric acid in synaptosomal-mitochondrial fractions of rat brain, E. Somoza, Michele P. Pugnaire, L. M. Munoz, C. G. Portal, A. E. Ibanez, and F. V. DeFeudis
Synthesis and isolation of DNA complementary to nucleotide sequences encoding the variable region of immunoglobulin kappa chain, Janet Stavnezer and J. M. Bishop
Surgery, chemotherapy and supervoltage radiotherapy for carcinoma of the ovary, Won K. Tak, Mary E. Costanza, D. J. Marchant, J. E. Munzenrider, G. W. Mitchel Jr., L. Nathanson, and B. Emami
Publications from 1976
Letter: Chemotherapy of breast cancer, Mary E. Costanza
Results of a randomized study comparing DTIC with TIC mustard in malignant melanoma, Mary E. Costanza, L. Nathanson, W. G. Costello, J. Wolter, S. F. Brunk, J. Colsky, T. Hall, R. A. Oberfield, and W. Regelson
Streptozocin-treated Verner-Morrison Syndrome: plasma vasoactive intestinal peptide and tumor responses, R. F. Gagel, Mary E. Costanza, R. A. DeLellis, R. A. Norton, S. R. Bloom, H. H. Miller, A. Ucci, and L. Nathanson
Familial colon cancer, M. S. Miller, Mary E. Costanza, F. P. Li, L. Stolbach, R. Stone, and L. Nathanson
Publications from 1975
Sounding Board. The problem of breast-cancer prophylaxis, Mary E. Costanza
Publications from 1974
Proceedings: Carcinoembryonic antigen. Report of a screening study, Mary E. Costanza, S. Das, L. Nathanson, A. Rule, and R. S. Schwartz
Metastatic basal cell carcinoma: review, report of a case, and chemotherapy, Mary E. Costanza, Y. Dayal, S. Binder, and L. Nathanson
Carcinofetal antigens, Mary E. Costanza and L. Nathanson
Isolation of messenger RNA for an immunoglobulin kappa chain and enumeration of the genes for the constatn region of kappa chain in the mouse, Janet Stavnezer, R. C. Huang, E. Stavnezer, and J. M. Bishop
Publications from 1973
Carcinoembryonic antigen-antibody complexes in a patient with colonic carcinoma and nephrotic syndrome, Mary E. Costanza, V. Pinn, R. S. Schwartz, and L. Nathanson
Letter: Translation of messenger RNA for mouse immunoglobulin light chains in living frog oocytes, M. Smith, Janet Stavnezer, R. C. Huang, J. B. Gurdon, and C. D. Lane
Synthesis of a deoxyribonucleic acid sequence complementary to ovalbumin messenger ribonucleic acid and quantification of ovalbumin genes, D. Sullivan, R. Palacios, Janet Stavnezer, J. M. Taylor, A. J. Faras, M. L. Kiely, N. M. Summers, J. M. Bishop, and R. T. Schimke
Publications from 1972
Therapy of malignant melanoma with an imidazole carboxamide and bis-chloroethyl nitrosourea, Mary E. Costanza, L. Nathanson, R. Lenhard, J. Wolter, J. Colsky, R. A. Oberfield, and A. Schilling
Munchausen syndrome--further follow-up, M. J. Lynch, M. Kasakian, and Mary E. Costanza
Publications from 1971
Women, Medicine and Capitalism, Lucy M. Candib
Synthesis of a mouse immunoglobulin light chain in a rabbit reticulocyte cell-free system, Janet Stavnezer and R. C. Huang
Publications from 1968
The vulnerable children revisted. A follow-up study of children three to six years after acute illness in infancy, Mary E. Costanza, I. Lipsitch, and E. Charney