Monographs 



59. 



S. SAARIKOSKI. 1974. FATE OF NORADRENALINE IN THE HUMAN FOETOPLA- 



CENTAL UNIT; in vivo studies on placental transfer, metabolism and distribution in 



foetal tissues 



Scand. Physiol. Soc, Stockholm. Acta Physiol. Scandinavica, suppl. 421. 82 pp., 16 figs., 



22 tabs. 



Study on 44 human fetuses of 11—24 wks; new method for determination of 

 ^H-noradrenaline; extensive Uterature review. 



Symposium reports 



60. 



R. G. EDWARDS, C. W. S. HOWE and M. H. JOHNSON, eds. 1975. IMMUNOBIOLOGY 



OF TROPHOBLAST 



Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, etc. Clinical and Experimental Immunoreproduction, 



Vol. 1. X, 284 pp., 49 figs., 25 tabs., subject index. £ 6.00 



This symposium was held in January 1974 in Cambridge, England and brought 

 together a group of outstanding specialists from both basic and cUnical departments, 

 working in or visiting Britain. The 12 reviews and research reports cover almost every 

 conceivable aspect of the broad problem of the trophoblast/placenta as an immunological 

 barrier or "filter" between mother and fetus. The treatment is comprehensive and critical. 



The often extensive discussions held at the meeting are also recorded, complete with 

 references and illustrations. 



The volume is well produced and adequately illustrated. 



61. 



L. K. de IKONICOFF and L. CEDARD, eds. 1975. NEW CONCEPTS IN HUMAN PLA- 

 CENTAL BIOLOGY 



INSERM, Paris. CoUoques et Seminaires de I'INSERM, vol. 45. Ill pp., 56 figs., 10 tabs. 

 F.fr. 30.00, $ 7.50 (paper) 



This is the report of a colloquium held in Buenos Aires, Argentine in October 1974. Of 

 the five papers three are research reports of immediate interest to human embryologists. 



Burgos and Cavicchia deal with the ultrastructure of placental villi. De Ikonicoff 

 discusses the immunohistochemical localisation of placental protein hormones (the paper 

 is in French with an English summary). Tominaga et al. report for the first time on 

 interactions between human trophoblastic and endometrial cells in vitro. 



The volume is illustrated with good Ught and electron micrographs. 



TERATOGENESIS (see also 36,39,41,46,51,69,89,121) 



Monographs 



62. 



C. L. BERRY and D. E. POSWILLO, eds. 1975. TERATOLOGY, trends and appUcations 



Springer, Berlin, etc. X, 238 pp., 78 figs., subject index. DM 82.00, $ 33.70 



This book was written by a team of 12 English, seven American, and one German 

 teratologist. The definition of teratology is broad, appealing both to academic and 

 applied scientists, and the unifying feature of the book is its future-directedness: the 

 authors discuss areas which may soon undergo radical change, and some of the chapters 

 are deliberately speculative. The viewpoint of most authors is clearly developmental. 



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