806 appendix 



14. The By-Products of Metabolism — Excretion 



Ham, a. W.: Histology, 2nd ed. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Co., 1953. Excellent 

 account of excretion. 



Prosser, C. L., et al.: Comparative Aninuil Physiology. Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders 

 Co., 1950. See especially, excretion of crayfish, pp. 29-32. 



Smith, Homer W.: From Fish to Philosopher. Boston, Little, Brown and Co., 1953. One 

 of the foremost authorities on the kidney traces the evolution of man by way of 

 the evolution of the kidney. The kidney, more than any other organ, is responsible 

 for maintaining the internal environment of the body. Excellent for the general 

 reader. 



Stackpole, C. E., and L. C. Leavell: Textbook of Physiology. New York, The Mac- 

 millan Co., 1953. See The Role of the Kidney. 



HowLAND, R. B.: "Experiments on the Contractile Vacuole of Amoeba verrucosa and 

 Parainoeciiim caudatiim," Journal of Experimental Zoology, 40:251-262 (1924). 



Smith, Homer W.: 'The Kidney," Scientific American, 188:40-48 (1953). Excellent 

 account of the evolution of the kidney. 



15. Chemical Regulation — Endocrine Glands 



Allen, E., C. H. Danforth, and E. A. Doisy: Sex and Internal Secretions, 2nd ed. 

 Baltimore, The Williams & Wilkins Co., 1939. A standard advanced reference for 

 the foundation work on endocrines. 



Avery, G. S., Jr., and E. B. Johnson: Hormones and Horticulture. New York, McGraw- 

 Hill Book Co., 1950. See note on Schocken and section on plant hormones. 

 Beach, F. A.: Hormones and Behavior. New York, Paul B. Hoeber, Inc., 1948. 



Corner, G. W.: The Hormones in Hunuui Reproduction. Princeton, Princeton University 

 Press, 1942. An excellent account by a leading authority, well illustrated. 



Ham, a. W.: Histology, 2nd ed. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Co., 1953. An excellent 

 account of the endocrines, with a particularly clear discussion of the pituitary gland. 



Hoskins, R. G.: Endocrinology, 2nd ed. New York, W. W. Norton & Co., Inc., 1950. 

 The more significant facts of endocrinology as known at this date. One of the best 

 general accounts for any intelligent reader. 



Parker, G. H.: Animal Colour Changes and Their N euro-Hormones. Cambridge, Eng- 

 land, Cambridge University Press, 1948. Inclusive, interesting, advanced. 



Stevenson, L.: Sir Frederick Banting, rev. ed. Springfield, 111., Charles C Thomas, 

 Publisher, 1947. Biography of the discoverer of insulin. 



Turner, C. D.: General Endocrinology, 2nd ed. Philadelphia. W. B. Saunders Co., 1955. 

 A standard work on the endocrine glands of vertebrates and one chapter on those 

 of invertebrates. 



WiGGLESWORTH, V. B.: Insect Physiology, 4th ed. New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 

 1950. Hormones chiefly in Chapter 7, Reproduction and Growth. A brief and inex- 

 pensive book containing chapters on the physiology of the main systems of the 

 insect body. 



Bargmann, W., and E. Scharrer: 'The Site of Origin of the Hormones of the Posterior 

 Pituitary," American Scientist, 39:255-259 (1941). 



Constantinides, p. C, and N. Carey: 'The Alarm Reaction," Scientific American, 

 180:20-23 (1949). The adrenal gland sends out its hormones in time of stress. 



Gray, G. W.: "Cortisone and ACTH," Scientific American, 182:30-37 (1950). 



HoAGLAND, H.: "Schizophrenia and Stress," Scientific American. 181:44-47 (1949). 



Schocken, V.: "Plant Hormones," Scientific American, 180:40-43 (1949). A review of 

 how plant hormones have been studied and applied. Subjects such as the effect of 

 chemical substances (auxins) on the rooting of cuttings, stimulation of growth, and 

 fruiting. 



Williams, C. M.: "The Metamorphosis of Insects," Scientific American. 182:24-28 

 (1950). Discussion of the important effects of endocrines on metamorphosis. 



