REGENERATION, RENEWAL (see also 5,52,62,82,85,91) 



Monographs 



53. 



T.N.NESMEYANOVA. 1977. EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES IN REGENERATION OF SPINAL NEURONS 



with an introduction and editoral contributions by D.Scott, Jr. 



Winston, Washington; Wiley, New York, etc. XII, 257 pp., 58 figs., 8 tabs., 



subject index. $ 27.50, E 18.50 



Contents: l. Motor reflexes in the hind limbs of dogs after spinal cord 

 transection, II. The importance of additional afferent stimulation for re- 

 conditioning the neural connections of the transected spinal cord. III. Re- 

 generation of intraspinal axons in mammals, IV. Stimulation of the growth of 

 intraspinal axons, V. Restoration of motor function in the lower extremities 

 of patients with complete or partial loss of conduction in spinal neurons 



According to our information the original Russian edition of this book ap- 

 peared in 1971. It is apparent from the translation and the bibliography that 

 it was somewhat updated since. It is a comprehensive review of work that was 

 so far little known in the West and originated predominantly from the author's 

 own laboratory and from the biochemists, histologists and neurosurgeons who 

 joined her later. The literature from the Western hemisphere until the late 

 1950's is also reviewed. 



In addition to the table of contents given above we highlight some of the 

 approaches discussed, as follows: the prevention of scar formation by admin- 

 istration of pyrogens, trypsin, hormones and corticosteroids; the significance 

 of the blood supply; the effect of resorptive neural tissue implants; the ef- 

 fect of tissue extracts, NGF, and dinitrylmalonic acid; the effects of phys- 

 ical therapy. Much of the original research reported is on dogs and human 

 subjects. 



The bibliography lists some 1,000 titles (it is a pity that it is impossi- 

 ble to see which titles are in Russian or in other East-European languages) . 



Symposium reports 



54. 



R.J.GOSS and B.M.CARLSON, organisers. 1978. CONTROL MECHANISMS IN REGENERA- 

 TION 



Am. Soc. of Zoologists, Thousand Oaks, CA. Amer. Zoologist vol.18, no. 4. 

 74 pp., 34 figs., 7 tabs. 



Contributors: Carlson, Globus, Goss, Liversage, McCullough, Singer, Stocum, 

 Tassava 



This symposium was held in December 1977 in Toronto. Its five contributions 

 do not provide a comprehensive picture of present-day regeneration research 

 in amphibians and other vertebrates but concentrate on two aspects: the cel- 

 lular mechanisms of neurotropic control (3 papers) , and the analysis of 

 raorphogenetic controls (2 papers; the contribution by S.V.Bryant is not in- 

 cluded because it is accessible elsewhere) . 



All papers are very competent and readable progress reports or reviews, 

 partly transcending the authors' own research. They are well illustrated. 



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