Books of readings 



136. 



INVERTEBRATE OOGENESIS. 1972. Vols. I and II 



MSS Inf. Corp., New York. Vol.1 277 pp., 117 figs., 6 pis., 



9 tabs., $ 15.00; Vol.11 322 pp., 152 figs., 36 pis., 15 tabs. 



$ 15.00 



For general characterization of the series, see review no. 139. 

 Vol.1: 11 Papers on cytology of oocytes and oocyte-nurse cell 

 interactions in insects. First authors: Basile, Brown, Cummings, 

 Dapples, King, Klug, Pollack, Ribbert, Telfer. Years of publi- 

 cation: 1964-1971. 



Vol.11: Oocytes and eggs of insects and echinoderms: macro- 

 molecular synthesis (4 papers), chromosomes and nucleoli (4), 

 terminal differentiation (3), mitochondrial DNA (2), ultrastruc- 

 ture and cytoplasmic localization (6). First authors: Anderson, 

 Bier, Brachet , Brown, Dawid, Eberhard, Gould, Gross, Heinemann, 

 Jazdowska-Zagrodzinska, Kunz, Lima-de-Faria, Mahowald, Schuetz, 

 Slater, Taylor, Verhey. Years of publication: 1964-1971. 



137. 



MAMMALIAN OOGENESIS. 1972. Vol.1 



MSS Inf. Corp., New York. 169 pp., 58 figs., 25 pis., 15 tabs. 



$ 15.00 



For general characterization of the series, see review no. 139. 

 Oogenesis and follicle kinetics in the mouse (4 papers), oogen- 

 esis in prosimians (2), cytological and ultrastructural aspects 

 (mouse and rabbit) (4). First authors: Anderson, Borum, Butler, 

 Byskov, Ioannou, Pedersen, Peters, Pool, Ruby. Years of publi- 

 cation: 1966-1970. 



138. 



MEIOSIS. 1972. Vol. IV, Current research 



MSS Inf. Corp., New York. 244 pp., 174 figs., 29 tabs. $ 15.00 



For general characterization of the series, see review no. 139. 

 Papers dealing with male and female germ cells in a variety of 

 plants and animals: premeiotic and meiotic DNA synthesis (11 

 papers); physiology and biochemistry of meiotic events (11). 

 First authors: Antropova, Bianchi, Bogdanov, Brasiello, Brown, 

 Callebaut, Chiang, Church, Crone, Dickinson, Gould, Hotta, 

 Howell, Kessel, Morrill, Mukherjee, Muramatsu, Odartchenko, 

 Parchman, Stern. Years of publication: 1968-1971. 



METHODS (no entries, but see 80) 



HISTORY, BIOGRAPHIES , etc. (no entries) 



MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 

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139. 



MSS SERIES OF BOOKS OF READINGS 



MSS Information Gorporation, 19 East 48th Street, New York, 



N.Y. 10017, U.S.A. 



This new series was started in 1972 and is by now quite exten- 

 sive. Volumes having a bearing on developmental biology which 

 were at our disposal have been briefly characterized under the 

 appropriate headings (see author index, entry MSS). 



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