"REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS" 



1959 

 Editors: H. H. Cole and P. T. Cupps Academic Press 



1102 pp., 200 figs. New York and London 



Price: $27.50 



The present book is a collaborative treatise written by nearly thirty co- 

 authors. It consists of two volumes. 



Volume I deals only with mammals. Chapters of special interest to embryol- 

 ogists are those on fertilization and egg development (31 pages), and on 

 implantation and fetal development (33 pages). The former is based mainly 

 on research in rodents, while in the latter the subject matter is treated separ- 

 ately for the Artiodactyla, the Perissodactyla and the Carnivora respectively. 

 The other chapters of Volume I deal with development and anatomy of repro- 

 ductive organs, sex differentiation, endocrine mechanisms, estrous cycles of 

 the cow, mare, ewe, doe, sow and dog, and with gestation and lactation. 



Volume II deals with spermatogenesis, physiology of semen, artificial insem- 

 ination, nutrition and other environmental factors in reproduction, fertility, 

 and finally with reproduction in the fowl. 



The work is beautifully illustrated. Lists of references follow each chapter. 

 Both volumes are concluded by author and subject indexes. 



"L'EMBRYOLOGIE DE L'OEIL ET SA TERATOLOGIE" 



1958 



by Ch. Dejean, G. Leplat and Fr. Hervouet Masson et Cie 



728 pp., 534 figs, 10 coloured pis. Paris 



Price: fr. 8.000 



This book has been written at the request of the Societe Franchise d'Ophtal- 

 mologie, and is meant primarily for the use of ophtalmologists. It is concerned 

 for the far greater part with the human eye. y 



The work has been divided between three authors, one of whom is a Belgian. 

 Attempts at unification of the three contributions had to be omitted for practical 

 reasons, so that double treatment of some points could not be avoided. 



The book is opened by two chapters treating the earliest stages of eye 

 development, and the developmental mechanics of the eye. Then follows the 

 main portion of the book, the description of the normal development of the eye 

 and its associated structures. This is immediately followed by a short chapter 

 in the form of a normal table, summarizing the main events according to 

 approximate age and length of the embryo. The last chapter extensively treats 

 the teratology of the eye. 



The book is profusely illustrated, mainly with photomicrographs. An exten- 

 sive bibliography follows each chapter, and an alphabetical index concludes 

 the book. 



"IMPLANTATION OF OVA" 

 1959 

 Editor: P. Eckstein Cambridge Univ. Press 



(Memoirs of the Society for Endocrinology, no. 6) London 



97 pp., 6 pis., several figs, and tabs. Price: 30 s. 



This is a report of a symposium held in London in 1957. It had 18 partici- 

 pants, most of them from England. The report consists of ten papers, each 



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