"THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE EMBRYONIC ANATOMY 



OF THE HUMAN GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT, 



a new basis for the study of anomalies of the gastro-intestinal tract" 



1960 

 by N. Lauge-Hansen Centrex Publ. Cy. 



94 dp 147 fiqs., 29 diagrs. Eindhoven, Netherlands 



FF b Price: H.fl. 9.75 



The author of this book is a radiologist, who in the course of his studies 

 on intestinal anomalies found that in certain respects the normal development 

 of the intestinal tract differs markedly from the generally accepted picture. 

 He therefore made a fresh study of this subject on human embryos measuring 

 from 12 mm in length upwards. 



The main part of the book is illustrated with numerous photographs and 

 very clear coloured diagrams. The book is supplemented with a series of 

 radiographs of gastro-intestinal anomalies, with brief comments. 



"A HISTORY OF EMBRYOLOGY" 

 2nd revised edition, 1959 

 by J. Needham Cambridge University Press 



304 pp., 25 figs., 18 pis., 3 charts Price: 52 s. 6 d. 



This is the second edition of a classical book, first published in 1934. The 

 book has been revised and extended with the assistance of Dr. A. Hughes, 

 but its form has remained unchanged. It deals with the history of embryology 

 from antiquity until about 1800. The book is profusely illustrated. 



"ANIMAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT" 



1960 

 by M. Sussman ^ Prentice-Hall. Inc. 



("Foundations of Modern Biology" Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 



Series) Price: 21 s - 



114 pp., 45 figs, 

 (paper-bound) 



This little book forms part of a series which aims at an adequate presentation 

 of the dynamic state of modern biology, to the benefit of students and teachers. 



The present book indeed presents a very modern approach. In discussing the 

 problems of development in its widest sense the author does not restrict himselt 

 to the conventional examples, but often draws upon the sources of the most 

 recent research, carried out on organisms which until now have hardly pene- 

 trated into books of elementary instruction, such as Gonyaulax, Acetabulars, 

 Achlya, and the cellular slime molds. 



The book consists of eight chapters, three of which deal respectively with 

 sinqle cells, primitive multicellular organisms, and coelenterate development. 

 Aspects of the experimental embryology of the vertebrates are dealt with in 

 three other chapters, while a final chapter discusses general aspects of growth 



and form. , , ,. r , , i 



Literature references are not given, except for a short list of general books. 

 The illustrations are simple but clear line drawings and diagrams. An alpha- 

 betical index concludes the book. 



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