readers . 



The book is beautifully produced and is concluded by a classi- 

 fied selected bibliography of 228 titles, to which reference is 

 made throughout the text. (The references given for organogenesis 

 appear somewhat arbitrary and important recent work is sometimes 

 missed. ) 



Books of reading 



45. 



PREIMPLANTATION MAMMALIAN EMBRYOS IN VITRO: recent studies. 



1972. Vols. I and II 



MSS Inf. Corp., New York. Vol.1 205 pp., 60 figs., 2 pis., 64 



tabs. $ 11.00; Vol.11 186 pp., 37 figs., 20 pis., 24 tabs. $ 15.00 



For general characterization of the series, see review nr.139. 

 Vol.1: Fertilization (11 papers), biochemical aspects (15). 

 First authors: Auerbach, Brackett, Brinster, Chang, Daniel, Ellem, 

 Iwamatsu, Manes, Pavlok, Pickworth, Seitz, S'tambaugh, Suzuki, 

 Tasca, TenBroeck, Thomson, Wales, Yanagimachi. Years of publica- 

 tion: 1966-1971. 



Vol.11: Cleavage and blastocyst formation (13 papers), microsur- 

 gical experiments (3). First authors: Brinster, Calarco, Cholewa, 

 Daniel, Hillman, Lin, Moore, Smith, Suzuki, Whitten. Years of 

 publication: 1963-1971. 



In our copy of vol.11, 16 pages are missing and the correspon- 



ding pages from a different volume take their place. 



IMPLANTATION, PLACENTA, FETAL MEMBRANES (no entries, but see 43, 



56,60,107,108,114,125,134,135) 



TERATOGENESIS (see also 96,112) 



Treatises 



46. 



S.W.GRAY and J .E.SKANDALAKIS . 1972. EMBRYOLOGY FOR SURGEONS, 

 the embryological basis for the treatment of congenital defects 

 Saunders, Philadelphia, etc. XVI, 918 pp., 650 figs., 72 tabs., 

 subject index. $ 36. 00, £ 15.30 



Within the limits stated below, this monumental treatise is 

 exactly what its title promises, and should be of interest to 

 all human anatomists, obstetricians, and pediatricians. It is 

 not intended as a book en pediatric surgery - the brief sections 

 on treatment are only indications of the ends to be achieved. 

 Rather, the aim has been to provide an organized account of over 

 200 congenital malformations against a background of normal em- 

 bryology. An important point to be stressed is that the treat- 

 ment is confined to internal organs and does not include the 

 skin, nervous system, sense organs, skeletal and muscular sys- 

 tems, and extremities. Gross body malformations are not treated 

 either. The reasons for these restrictions are not given, but 

 may be obvious to surgeons. 



The first chapter deals briefly with the incidence, classifica- 

 tion, and etiology of congenital anomalies, with the gestational 

 ages at which they arise, and with the ages and sizes of normal 

 embryos. The rest of the book is a series of 27 chapters, each 

 of which deals with a particular internal organ or organ system, 

 with separate chapters on the anterior body wall, anomalies of 

 sex determination, and body asymmetry in association with splenic 

 anomalies . 



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