72. 



A.VERNADAKIS et at. , eds. 1978. MATURATION OF NEUROTRANSMISSION; biochemical 



aspects 



Karger, Basel, etc. VIII, 236 pp., 90 figs., 11 tabs., index to contributors. 



SFr.78.00, $ 39,00 



Contents: Maturation of cellular and molecular mechanisms (4 papers) ; Bio- 

 synthesis of neurotransmitters and enzymatic regulation (6); Uptake, stor- 

 age and transport of neurotransmitters (4) ; Effects of intrinsic and ex- 

 trinsic factors in neuronal maturation (5) ; Development of biochemical cor- 

 relates of behavior (4) 



This symposium was held in Italy in August 1977. The contributors came 

 mainly from the U.S.A. and various West-European countries. Most papers are 

 brief progress reports, while some are reviews of recent work. Ten papers 

 deal (mainly) with chick material, the remainder with various mammals and 

 man. Both the intact organism and cultured cells were used. The stages used 

 range from early embryonic to postnatal (post-hatching) , but the primary 

 focus is on early interactions between nerve cells and between them and their 

 target cells. 



The volume is well produced and illustrated. 



Collections of papers 



73. 



C.J. GRIFFIN and P.McGRATH. 1978. EMBRYOGENESIS, DEVELOPMENT AND SOME ANOMALIES 

 OF THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INCLUDING THE SEPTO-MAXILLARY SYNDROME AND ITS 

 TREATMENT 



Sydney Univ. Press, Sydney. 114 pp., 43 figs., 4 tabs., subject index. 

 £ 12.40 (paper) 



Distrib. Europe, Middle East, Africa: Internat. Scholarly Book Serv. , Letch- 

 worth, England; North and South America: Internat. Scholarly Book Serv., 

 Forest Grove, Ore. 



Contents: I. Septo-premaxillary complex of man and treatment of some anom- 

 alies of its development, 1. Embryonic period of facial development, 2. The 

 foetal and postnatal period, 3. Diagnosis and treatment of the maxillo-sep- 

 tal syndrome; II. Embryogenesis and certain anomalies of the nasopharynx, 

 4. Embryogenesis and certain anomalies of the nasopharynx: Bony nasopharynx; 

 Soft tissue elements of nasopharynx 



Study concerns normal to grossly abnormal material of embryonic, fetal and 

 postnatal periods; particular reference to aetiology of nasal septum deflec- 

 tion, development of cranial base as major determinant of nasopharynx capacity, 

 and development of pharyngeal pituitary; good light micrographs. 



74. 



W.F.MAROVITZ. 1977. STUDIES IN OTIC EMBRYOGENESIS 



Annals Publ. Cy. , St. Louis, MO. Ann. Otol. , Rhinol. and Laryngol. vol.85, 1, 



part 2 (suppl.35). 36 pp., 29 figs., 1 tab. 



Three publications by. Marovitz and associates: ultrastructural development 

 of early rat otocyst (day 9-13 post aoitum) ; methods for TEM and SEM of rat 

 otocyst; good electron micrographs. 



May be borrowed from the Central Embryological Library, Hubrecht Labora- 

 tory, Uppsalalaan 8, 3584 CT Utrecht (Netherlands) 



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