pilation of facts, much attention being given to theoretical aspects and to 

 impHcations for general biology as a comprehensive disciphne. 



The book is in two parts, each occupying about half of the book. Part I. 

 "The analysis of growth" (15 chapters), is a consideration of what may be 

 observed of the growth process at each level of magnitude, beginning at the 

 highest level, the organism as a whole, and going down the scale via organs, 

 tissues, cells, cell organelles, and viruses, to the level of biosynthesis of biolog- 

 ical substances. 



Part II. "The control of growth" (11 chapters), starts at the other end of 

 the scale, with the raw material for growth, and after discussing such control- 

 ling agents as vitamins, nucleic acids, hormones, and the nervous system, ends 

 with a treatment of genetic and external growth factors. This part is concluded 

 by a chapter on growth and differentiation. 



The book is adequately illustrated with drawings and photographs. The 

 bibliography covers 35 pages of small print. The book is concluded by author 

 and subject indexes. 



27. ENZYME (HANDBUCH DER HISTOCHEMIE, Vol. VII) 

 Part 4: Intrazellulare Lokalisation der Enzyme bei der Ontogenese 



1964 

 by R. M. Rosenbaum and F. Rossi Gustav Fischer Verlag 



326 pp., 148 figs., 4 tbs., 12 schemata Stuttgart 



Price: DM 93.— 



This book emphasizes those studies that employ specific staining methods 

 for use with light or electron microscopy, to demonstrate enzymes and their 

 association with various cellular organelles. Details of technical methods for 

 the demonstration of specific enzymes are not given. Theory and practice of 

 these must be obtained from handbooks. 



Rosenbaum discusses results obtained by various methods for use with light 

 microscopy and electron histochemistry for intracellular localization of enzymes 

 in Protozoa; in invertebrate eggs and embryos; during vertebrate ontogeny; in 

 formed elements of the blood, bone marrow and connective tissue; in plant 

 cells, and in bacteria. 



Rossi deals with the histochemistry of enzymes during gametogenesis and 

 various stages of development and differentiation in various animal groups. 



The book is well printed and has a very extensive bibliography, mainly up 

 to 1961. There are author and subject indexes. 



28. DIE ENTWICKLUNGSSTADIEN 



DER MITTELEUROPAISCHEN CURCULIONIDEN 



Morphologic, Bionomie, Okologie 

 1964 



by H. Scherf Verlag Waldemar Kramer 



aus: Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Frankfurt/Main 



Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 

 335 pp.. 50 figs., 38 tbs. 

 (paper-bound) 



This very specialized monograph is reviewed here for the benefit of those 



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