REGENERATION, RENEWAL (see also 65,71,80) 



Monographs 



51. 



V.F.SIDOROVA. 1976. AGE AND RESTORATION CAPACITY IN MAMMALIAN ORGANS (in 



Russian) 



Meditsina, Moscow. 200 pp., 36 figs,, 6 tabs., English summary. R 1.24 



Formulation of general problems in regeneration; influence of pre- and 

 postnatal age on regeneration of extremities, skeleton, skeletal muscle, 

 salivary and lacrymal glands, thoracic organs, abdominal organs, gonads, and 

 nervous system; light micrographs; 13-page bibliography (5pp. non-Russian) . 



52. 



T.B.TIMASHKEVICH. 1978. WAYS AND MECHANISMS OF DIGESTIVE TRACT REGENERATION 



IN VERTEBRATES (in Russian) 



Izd. Nauka, Moscow. 184 pp., 27 figs., 14 tabs. R.2.00 (paper) 



Physiological regeneration (2 chs.); reparative regeneration (6 chs.); 

 stomach and intestine; cellular renewal, proliferation, healing of mucous 

 membrane defects, restoration after incisions, pathological changes and 

 transplantation; light and electron micrographs; 20-page bibliography (9 pp. 

 Russian) . 



53. 



T.YAMADA. 1977. CONTROL MECHANISMS IN CELL-TYPE CONVERSION IN NEWT LENS 



REGENERATION 



Karger, Basel, etc. Monographs in Developmental Biology, 13. X,126 pp., 42 



figs., 11 tabs. SFr.75.00, $ 29.00, DM 75.00 (paper) 



The conversion of differentiated cells of the iris epithelium into lens 

 cells is to date the only unequivocally established instance of cell trans- 

 formation in animals. In this admirable monograph the most outstanding expert 

 in this field provides a clear review, without duplicating previous reviews, 

 by concentrating on the most recent advances. Many of these are unpublished 

 observations by himself, his one-time and present associates, and other col- 

 leagues. This is done against a solid and often thought-provoking theoretical 

 background. 



Some of the main topics, aside from the necessary background material, are 

 cytoplasmic shedding and cell surface alterations during dedif ferentiation, 

 the role of the cell cycle, and the role of cyclic nucleotides in the control 

 of cell configuration (studied by micro-injection of cultured cells) . There 

 are also brief general chapters on the parallels between lens and limb regen- 

 eration in amphibians and on the problems of cell rejuvenescence and the re- 

 programming of differentiation pathways. 



The book is very well illustrated; most of the photomicrographs are origi- 

 nal. The bibliography is up to date until 1976. 



B-issertations 



54. 



B.LASSALLE. 1978. LES POTENTIELS DE SURFACE CHEZ LES AMPHIBIENS; ORIGINE ET 



EVOLUTION AU COURS DU DEVELOPPEMENT ET DE LA REGENERATION 



Ph.D. thesis, Lille. 109 pp., 53 figs., 12 pis., 12 tabs, (mimeographed) 



Extensive study, showing for the first time conclusively that proximo- 

 distal differences of surface potential along the limb are irrelevant for 

 regeneration; surface potentials are generated by the skin; interpretation 

 in terms of regional differences in permeability to water of epidermal 

 tight junctions. 



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