29 THE SEGMENTATION OF THE PRIMITIVE 



NEURAL TUBE IN CHICK EMBRYOS 

 A morphological, histochemical and autoradiographical investigation 



1969 

 by S. Vaage Springer- Verlag 



Ergebn. Anat. Entw.gesch., Berlin - Heidelberg - New York 



Band 41, Heft 3 Price: DM 32.50 



87 pp., 92 figs, 

 (paper-bound) 



This thorough monograph is largely based on the author's own research. 

 Since early neurogenesis in birds and man is essentially identical, the work 

 is also of interest to neurologists. 



After a lengthy introduction the author describes his findings obtained by 

 a variety of methods such as observations on the living embryo, dissection of 

 embryos, wax plate reconstructions, serial sectioning of the neural tube, PAS 

 staining and ^H-thymidine labelling. 



The work is beautifully illustrated and contains a lengthy bibliography and 

 a subject index. It can be ordered separately from the publishers. 



30 IMMUNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT 



1969 



Editor: M. Adinolfi Spastics Intern. Med. Publications, 



187 pp., 33 figs., 21 tbs. London, in association with 



W. Heinemann Medical Books Ltd., 



London 



Price: 63 s.; $ 9.50 



Contents: I. The nature of immunological response (D. W. Talmage); II. Ontogenesis of 

 immunoglobulins and components of complement in man (M. Adinolfi); III. Phylogeny of 

 immunoglobulin structure and function (L. W. Clem); IV. Immunological processes in mam- 

 malian reproduction (W. D. Billington); V. Primary immune paresis (J. R. Hobbs); VI. The 

 immunological relationship between mother and fetus (R. B. McConnell) 



This collaborative work written by five British and three American authors 

 directs itself mainly to developmental immunologists and paediatricians. Its 

 contents are sufficiently characterized by the chapter headings listed above. 

 The chapters range in length from 25 to 45 pages. They are essentially reviews 

 of the current state of the particular aspect concerned, but several of them 

 also contain unpublished observations as well as a certain amount of specu- 

 lation. All chapters have substantial and up-to-date bibliographies. 



The book is well printed and adequately illustrated, although the reproduc- 

 tion of the figures is not ideal. Unfortunately there are no indexes. 



31 PRENATAL RESPIRATION 



1970 

 by H. Bartels North-Holland Publ. Comp. 



Series "Frontiers of Biology" Vol. 17 Amsterdam - London 



199 pp., 79 figs., 16 tbs. SBN 7204 7117 6 



Price: $ 10.—; 84 s. 



Contents: 1. Embryonic respiration; 2. Respiration of bird foetuses; 3. Mammalian placentas: 

 structure and exchange patterns; 4. Gas exchange function of mammalian placentas; 5. The 

 diffusion capacity of the placenta; 6. Blood as a gas transport system; 7. The oxygen con- 

 sumption of the placenta and possible consequences for the placental gas exchange pattern; 

 8. In search of the "best" placenta; 9. Gas exchange across the placenta at different stages 

 of pregnancy; 10. Reproduction under modified atmospheric conditions; 11. How placental 

 gas exchange may be influenced during pregnancy 



The author of this monograph has been active in the field for almost 20 

 years. His intention has been to write a personal review, with due emphasis 

 on unsolved problems and on the strategy used in research in this field. The 



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