74. 



J. MILAIRE. 1974. HISTOCHEMICAL ASPECTS OF ORGANOGENESIS INVERTE- 

 BRATES. Part I. The skeletal system - Limb morphogenesis - The sense organs 

 Fischer, Stuttgart. Handbuch der Histochemie vol. 8 suppl. pt. 3. VI, 135 pp., 76 figs., 

 author and subject indexes. DM1 10.00 



Thfe first part of this supplement deals with the skeletal system, limb morphogenesis, 

 and the sense organs. A forthcoming second part will deal with the CNS, the urogenital 

 system, and the ectodermal derivatives. The subject matter in the first part is discussed 

 very ably and sensibly against a background of experimental-embryological data obtained 

 mostly in birds and amphibians. Most of the descriptive data and illustrations refer to 

 various mammals and the chick. In all cases organogenesis is considered from its very first 

 beginnings. 



All illustrations are original and very good; several are in colour, the substances shown 

 are RNA, glycogen, alkaline and acid phosphatase, and ATP and AMP phosphohydrolases. 

 The 15-page bibliography is up to date until 1970; later references are relatively scarce. 



75. 



W. J. MOORE and C. L. B. LAVELLE. 1974. GROWTH OF THE FACIAL SKELETON 



IN THEHOMINOIDEA 



Academic Press, London, etc. VIII, 236 pp., 30 figs., 35 tabs., subject index. £ 6.60, 



$ 17.50 



Contents: 1 . The pattern of growth in the facial skeleton of Homo sapiens; 2. Sites of 

 facial growth in Homo sapiens; 3. The control of facial growth; 4. Comparative aspects 

 of facial growth with special reference to the Hominoidea 



This book is of much wider interest than to members of the orthodontic profession 

 alone. Indeed, it has been the aim of the authors to distill what is essential from the 

 recent, predominantly clinical Uterature, and to divest it of "esoteric" terminology so as 

 to make it accessible to all workers interested in skeletal growth and its regulation. Only 

 the normal pattern of growth is considered. 



Chapter 1 is the longest, its bulk being devoted to the prenatal and postnatal growth 

 patterns and the growth of the dental arches. Ch.2 describes the sites of growth in the 

 cranial base, the upper facial skeleton, and the mandible against a background of general 

 principles of bone growth. Ch.3 then examines the control of facial growth. It has 

 sections on differentiation and early morphogenesis, on later growth, and on mechanisms 

 of growth control. The latter two sections rely strongly on Moss's concept of "functional 

 components". The subject matter and conclusions of the final chapter are mainly of 

 phylogenetic interest. 



The book is well produced and illustrated with clear line drawings. 



76. 



S. C. J. van der PUTTE. 1975. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM 



IN MAN 



Springer, BerUn, etc. Advan. Anat. Embryol. Cell Biol. Vol. 51, 1 . 60 pp., 33 figs., 1 tab., 



subject index 



Study based on serial sections of 40 human embryos ranging in length from 8 mm 

 (total) to 33 mm (CR); photomicrographs, schematic drawings, and 11 very clear graph- 

 ical reconstructions, from inception till complete establishment of main lymphatic trunks; 

 conclusions contrary to those of Kampmeier. 



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