Cellular interactions and interdependence during development of the ner- 

 vous system, 8. Development of peripheral neural connections with muscles 

 and sensory receptors, 9. Neuronal specificity and development of neu- 

 ronal circuits 



The first edition of this book (1970) has received wide acclaim. The 

 author has now undertaken the task of thoroughly revising the book, a task 

 both arduous and necessary because of the rapid growth of the field inside 

 a decade. This is reflected by an increase in length of about 80% (both 

 more and larger pages) and a rise in the number of illustrations from 93 

 to 137. The book has been virtually rewritten and the contents rearranged, 

 as reflected in the table of contents above. Each new major topic is pre- 

 faced by a section highlighting the main problems and theories, often in 

 a historical context. 



The book is well produced. The bibliography (which is not exhaustive) 

 contains over 3,000 titles, as against some 2,200 in the first edition; it 

 is up to date until 1976, with occasional references of 1977/78. An author 

 index is sorely missed; the bibliography could easily have been used for 

 this purpose. 



63. 



G.S.KVINIKHIDZE. 1975. CYTO-EMBRYONIC INVESTIGATIONS OF EYE DEVELOPMENT IN 



BIRDS (in Russian) 



Metsniereba, Tbilisi. 178 pp., 48 figs., 15 tabs. 90 Kop. (paper) 



Morphology and histology of eye tissues and surrounding mesenchyme; histo- 

 chemistry; nuclear DNA content; light and electron micrographs and some line 

 drawings; bibliography of close to 400 titles (180 Russian). 



64. 



R.J.LEMIRE, J.D.LOESER, R.W. LEECH and E.C.ALVORD, Jr. 1975. NORMAL AND 



ABNORMAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE HUMAN NERVOUS SYSTEM 



Harper & Row, Hagerstown, MD,, etc. IX, 421 pp., 268 figs., 38 tabs., subject 



index. £ 22.15 



Contents (abridged) : I. General embryonic and fetal developmental features 

 (3 chs.), II. Neural tube closure and differentiation (4), III. Segmental 

 structures (2) , IV. Suprasegmental structures (7) , V. CNS associated struc- 

 tures (5), VI. Related considerations (3) 



This book is meant primarily for members of the medical profession but 

 will also be of interest to human embryologists. The viewpoint is structural 

 and little attention is devoted to teratogenetic mechanisms, except in a 

 brief chapter in the last section. 



The table of contents above speaks for itself. From section II onwards, 

 each chapter begins with an analysis of normal development of the part of 

 the nervous system in question. The parts are arranged according to the con- 

 cepts of Meyer and Hausman rather than serially from anterior to posterior. 



A special feature of the book are its very clear and useful graphic illus- 

 trations, which summarise many data on the basis of log/log plots of, for 

 instance, body length against gestational age. The numerous photographic il- 

 lustrations are of good quality. Each chapter has a separate reference list. 



65. 



R.ROHKAMM. 1977. DEGENERATION AND REGENERATION IN NEURONS OF THE CEREBELLUM 

 Springer, Berlin, etc. Advan. Anat. Embryol. Cell Biol. Vol.53, 6. 118 pp., 

 47 figs., subject index 



Postnatal rats 1-14 days of age injected with actinomycin D intracister- 

 nally; study of degeneration and regeneration at the cell and tissue level 

 up to day 72 (particularly lobuli and paraf locculus) ; good electron micro- 

 graphs. 



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