BOOK NOTICES 



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 Their main aim Is to provide an Idea of the scope and potential 

 usefulness of the books. All notices (unless signed) are written 

 by the editor; If necessary he solicits the opinion of the staff 

 of the Hubrecht Laboratory or of other specialists. 



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 cialized nature, or written In languages not generally known, 

 are provided with brief annotations or listed by title only. 



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 lowing criteria: 



Treatises: large comparative or systematic works 

 Textbooks: Incl. introductions, compendia, practical manuals, 



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 Monographs: incl. collections of reviews, essays, atlases, etc. 

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CONTENTS 



The numbers refer to the serial numbers of the notices. Cross 

 references will be found in the heading of each category on the 

 page where it begins. 



General Developmental Biology, nrs. 1-6 



Theoretical Developmental Biology, nrs. 7-8 



Invertebrate Development (general) (no entries, but see nr. 58) 



Vertebrate Development (general), nrs. 9-19 



Development of Mammals and Man (general), nrs. 20-24 



Placenta and Fetal Membranes, nr. 25 



Teratogenesis, nr. 26 



Pathology, Cancer (no entries, but see nrs. 20,23,25,39,^6,48, 



56,68,71,72) 

 Regeneration, Renewal (no entries, but see nrs. 19,^1,79) 

 Organo- and Histogenesis (incl. tissue and organ culture, histo- 

 chemistry), nrs. 27-48 

 Cellular Developmental Biology (incl. cell culture, cytochemis- 

 try) , nrs. 49-61 

 Developmental Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, nrs. 62-67 

 Developmental Physiology (incl. endocrinology. Immunology, etc.) 



nrs. 68-75 

 Developmental Genetics (incl. evolution), nrs. 76-77 

 Sexual Development and Reproduction (incl. gametogenesis and 



fertilization), nrs. 78-8O 

 Plant Development (general), nrs. 8I-86 

 Methods, nr. 87 



History, Biographies, etc., nrs. 88-89 

 Miscellaneous items, nrs. 90-91 



