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1. "AIDS TO EMBRYOLOGY" 



6th edit., 1962 

 by M. B. L. Craigmyle Bailliere, Tindall and Cox 



207 pp., 64 figs. London 



Price: 10 s. 6 d. 



The 6th edition of this small textbook on human embryology for medical 

 students has been brought up to date in the sections dealing with chromosome 

 numbers and placentation. Some of the earlier chapters have been ampHfied, 

 many illustrations have been redrawn and several new ones are inserted. 



2. "A TEXTBOOK OF COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY" 



1962 

 by A. Gorbman and H. A. Bern John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 



468 pp., 282 figs., 39 tbs. New York — London 



Price: 94 s. 



This is the first textbook of this kind ever to be published. It was written 

 for students as an introduction to the field of endocrinology as viewed from 

 the broadest biological standpoint, as opposed to a strictly medical or para- 

 medical one. This viewpoint has led to the inclusion, besides the purely physio- 

 logical aspects, of the developmental, comparative anatomical, and evolution- 

 ary aspects of this branch of science. Therefore the book will prove to be of 

 value to everyone preparing for the study of developmental endocrinology 

 and the endocrinology of reproduction. 



The embryology of most of the endocrine organs is briefly discussed. 

 Embryonic function is mentioned in so far as it is known. There is a large 

 chapter on the hormonal control of sex differentiation, and one on the en- 

 docrine control of reproductive cycles and pregnancy. Chapters on the hor- 

 monal control of development in insects, and of molting in Crustacea may also 

 be mentioned. 



Each chapter is followed by a list of selected literature. The book is at- 

 tractive for its numerous excellent illustrations and its clear print. There is a 

 combined author and subject index. 



3. "GRUNDZOGE DER HISTOGENESE HoHERER PFLANZEN; 

 II. DIE GYMNOSPERMEN" 

 1961 

 by H. V. Guttenberg Gebr. Borntraeger 



(Handbuch der Pflanzenanatomie, Berlin-Nikolassee 



Band VIII, Teil 4) Price: D.M. 75.— 



172 pp., 178 figs. (Subscr.pr.: D.M. 60.—) 



This book is the second part of a work announced in the ninth main issue 

 (1961, p. 278). In general the reader may be referred to what has been said 

 there. The information available on Gymnosperms is much more limited than 

 that on Angiosperms. This is reflected in the size of the volume and of its 

 bibliography, both of which are about half as large as vol. I. 



