Mistletoe in Tumour Therapy

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4. List of references

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4.1. References to journals

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Authors: Last name then first name, no separation by commas (abbr. and full stop, two first names: blank), several authors separated by commas
Year of publication or (in press); if several with same year of publication: distinguish them with a), b), c) etc.
After colon (:), title of the contribution. Latin words such as Viscum album or in vitro, in vivo in italics please
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Examples of reference citations (Journals)

Melero I., Bach N., Chen L. (1997): Costimulation, tolerance and ignorance of cytolytic T-lymphocytes in immune response to tumor antigens, Life Sci 60: 2035–2041.

Mosmann T. R., Coffman R. L. (1989): TH1 and TH2 cells: different patterns of lymphokine secretion lead to different functional properties, Annu Rev Immunol 7: 145–173.

Schaller G., Urech K., Giannattasio M. (1996a): Cytotoxicity of different viscotoxins and extracts from the European subspecies of Viscum album L., Phytother Res 10: 473–477.

Stein G. M., Berg P. A. (im Druck): Adverse effects during treatment with mistletoe extracts, In: A. Büssing (Ed.): Mistletoe, Genus Viscum and other genera, Harwood Academic Publishers.

Stein G. M., Berg P. A. (1999): Characterisation of immunological reactivity of patients with adverse effects during therapy with an aqueous mistletoe extract, Eur J Med Res 4: 169–177.

4.2. Citations from books or sections of books and from lectures by Rudolf Steiner

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Sequence:

quence: - Authors: last name then first name, no separation by commas (abbr. and full stop, two first names: blank); several authors separated by commas
Year of publication or (in press) or, if Steiner citation, year of the lecture (in this case the year of publication comes after the name of the publisher); (if the same year, distinguish with a), b), c), etc.)
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In: Authors of the book (Herausgeber = Hrsg; Ed or Eds)
After colon: title of the book
Edition, volume (if available).
Publisher, location of publisher
indication of pages always with from-to, without blank
End with full stop.

Examples of references for books

Schaller G., Urech K., Giannattasio M., Jäggy C. (1996b): Viscotoxinspektren von Viscum album L. auf verschiedenen Wirtsbäumen, In: R. Scheer, H. Becker, P.A. Berg (Hrsg.): Grundlagen der Misteltherapie, Aktueller Stand der Forschung und klinische Anwendung, Hippokrates Verlag, Stuttgart, 105–110.

Stein G. M., von Laue H. B., Henn W., Berg P. A. (1998c): Human anti-mistletoe lectin antibodies, In: S. Bardocz, U. Pfüller, A. Pusztai (Eds.): COST 98, Effects of antinutritients on the nutritional value of legume diets, Vol. V, European Communities, Luxembourg, 168-175.

Steiner, R. (1922): Vortrag vom 27.10.1922, Physiologisch-Therapeutisches auf Grundlage der Geisteswissenschaft, Rudolf Steiner Verlag, Dornach (1961), GA 314, a) 138, b) 137.

4.3. References in the text

In parentheses, first author without first name, comma, year of publication and differentiation a), b), c) without blank; semicolon, next publication

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