projection in non-mammalian vertebrates is not explained; the reason proba- 

 bly is that there exist recent lengthy reviews of this subject, but they are 

 not mentioned. 



The reviews themselves are interesting and well organised. They range in 

 length from about 20 to over 100 pages. Not all chapters are equally up to 

 date; some go no further than 1973/ '74 and only one has been updated in 

 proof. The book, is well produced and magnificently illustrated with line 

 drawings and photographs. 



60. 



K.REUTTER. 1978. TASTE ORGAN IN THE BULLHEAD (TELEOSTEI) 



Springer, Berlin, etc. Advan. Anat. Embryol. Cell Biol, vol.55, 1. 98 pp., 



20 figs., subject index. DM 48.00, $24.00 (paper) 



Light microscopical, EM and histochemical study of developing taste buds 

 in regenerating barbels of Ameiurus nebulosus; comparison with mammalian 

 taste buds; comparison of barbel regeneration with urodele limb regeneration; 

 treatment with "false neurotransmitters" during regeneration; good scanning 

 and transmission electron micrographs; extensive bibliography. 



fel. 



M.VOGEL. 1978. POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAT'S RETINA 



Springer, Berlin, etc. Advan. Anat. Embryol. Cell Biol, vol.54, 4. 66 pp. , 



27 figs., 2 tabs., subject index. DM 3 3.00, $ 16.50 (paper) 



Qualitative and quantitative study (mainly EM) of postnatal maturation of 

 retinal area temporally adjacent to optic papilla; 16 stages from 6 h to 136 

 d postnatally; Computer-aided morphometric analysis of thickness and volumes 

 of the various layers; extensive discussion of findings in other mammals; 

 excellent electron micrographs. 



62. 



G.VRBOVA, T.GORDON and R.JONES, 1978. NERVE-MUSCLE INTERACTION 



Chapman and Hall, London. XIV, 233 pp., 51 figs., 1 tab., subject index. 



£ 15.00 



Contents: 1. Early muscle development, 2. Development of the motor nerves 

 and their encounter with muscle fibers, 3. Development of the neuromuscu- 

 lar junction, 4. Differentiation of skeletal muscle fibers, 5. The effects 

 of denervation on muscle fibre properties and the regulation of chemo- 

 sensitivity, 6. Re-innervation of the muscle by its motor nerve, 7. The 

 mammalian motor unit, 8. Plasticity in the neuromuscular system, 9. Some 

 examples of disturbances of nerve-muscle interactions 



The first author of this monograph is a one-time associate of the noted 

 Czech myologist E.Gutmann, who died recently and to whom the book is dedi- 

 cated. It is a readable and well-organised overview of the broadly bio-medi- 

 cal aspects of the subject. 



As shown by the table of contents above, it is particularly the first four 

 chapters that are of interest to our readers. The book is written from the 

 point of view of the myologist, and the problem of neuronal specificity and 

 of the possible respecif ication of neurons during development is not discus- 

 sed in its own right. The emphasis is of course on work in mammals, but re- 

 sults obtained in birds and lower vertebrates are discussed wherever appro- 

 priate, particularly in the early chapters. 



The book is illustrated with good line drawings and micrographs. The 

 bibliography of over 800 titles runs well into 1977. 



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