Contents

Biochemical Individuality:
The Basis for the Genetotrophic Concept (1956, 1998)

Introduction to 1998 Edition [by Jeffrey S. Bland] vii

Foreword xiii

Preface xv

I Biochemical Variation; Its Significance in Biology and Medicine 1

II Genetic Basis of Biochemical Individuality 8

III Anatomical Variations--Significance 19

IV Individuality in Composition 51

V Individual Enzymic Patterns 77

VI Endocrine Activities 89

VII Excretion Patterns 109

VIII Pharmacological Manifestations 119

IX Miscellaneous Evidences of Individuality 135

X Individuality in Nutrition 153

XI The Genetotrophic Approach 189

XII Implications for the Biological Sciences 202

XIII Implications for Medical and Dental Research 209

XIV Implications for Advance in Psychiatry 225

Afterword to 1998 Edition [by Donald R. Davis] 240

In Memoriam: Roger John Williams, 1893-1988 [by Donald R. Davis] 248

Index 257