VERTEBRATE DEVELOPMENT (general) (no entries) 

 DEVELOPMENT OF MAMMALS AND MAN (general) (see also 45) 



Textbooks 



17. 



H.ABDEL RAZEK. 1978. ATLAS DER EMBRYOLOGIE. 2 Vols. 



Enke Verlag, Stuttgart 



Bildband IV, 195 pp., subject index 



Tabellenband VIII, 184 pp. 



DM 39.80 (paper) 



These two little volumes (prepared for the press by Prof .Strauss , Bern, 

 after the author's untimely death) constitute an extremely useful aid for 

 the teaching of human embryology. One volume consists entirely of line 

 drawings by the author. These are diagrammatic, often 3-diraensional, and 

 usually very clear. Their aim is to convey the spatial configurations that 

 are so difficult to glean from serial sections. They are conveniently ar- 

 ranged according to organ systems. The most common developmental anomalies 

 are also shown. 



The other volume contains the text in tabular form. It closely follows 

 the illustrations, is written in "telegram style" and contains a surprising 

 amount of information, clearly laid out. It is clear that the book has 

 arisen from considerable teaching experience. It is concluded by a list of 

 selected references arranged mainly according to organ systems. 



18. 



D.J.BEGLEY, J. A. FIRTH and J.R.S.HOULT. 1980. HUMAN REPRODUCTION AND 



DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 



Macraillan, London, etc. X,250 pp., 165 figs., 18 tabs., subject index. 



£ 20.00 (cloth), E 9.95 (paper) 



The aim of this integrated, "multidisciplinary" text is "to explain the 

 biological principles of human reproduction and development by tracing the 

 process from the formation of gametes and their union, through the intrau- 

 terine development of the fetus, to birth, growth and ageing". Because of 

 its emphasis on mechanisms rather than structure the book has a "modern" 

 flavour often absent in books for beginning medical students. Moreover 

 the style of writing is such as to hold the attention of the reader. 



Understandably, the strictly embryological chapters (embryogenesis and 

 organogenesis) cover only about 20% of the book and consequently provide 

 only the bare minimum of facts. Nevertheless, also there basic mechanisms 

 are duly emphasized. In addition there are chapters on implantation, the 

 structure and function of the placenta, reproductive failure and wastage 

 (including congenital malformations and teratogenesis) , and maternal and 

 fetal physiology. 



The illustrations are simple but effective. The reading lists, though 

 very brief, are well selected. 



19. 



G. -H.SCHUMACHER. 1979. EMBRYONALE ENTWICKLUNG DES MENSCHEN. 4th edit. 

 Volk und Gesundheit, Berlin (DDR). 250 pp., 153 figs., 7 tabs., subject 

 index. M 10.00 



That a new edition of this book was required two years after the previous 

 one (1977) shows how popular it is, particularly in East Germany. It has 



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