Monographs 



S. H. BARONDES, ed. 1976. NEURONAL RECOGNITION 



Plenum, New York; Chapman & Hall, London. XVI, 367 pp., 104 figs., 13 tabs., subject 

 index. $ 33.00 



The significance of this book for developmental biologists is much greater than the 

 title would perhaps suggest. Ever since the days of Harrison, Detwiler and Weiss the ner- 

 vous system has been a paradigm for other developing systems. This book, by a team of 

 predominantly American authors, expertly reviews the "state of the art" of the cellular 

 and molecular aspects of neurogenesis. 



The chapters of greatest interest to our readers are to be found in section I (Specificity 

 in synaptic development and regeneration) and section III (Toward a molecular basis of 

 neuronal recognition). We just mention some of the authors: Jacobson, Fambrough, 

 Bunge in section I; Moscona, Roth, Toole, Barondes in section III. The contribution by 

 Barondes and Rosen has the added interest of drawing a parallel between findings in 

 cellular slime moulds and the nervous system. 



89. 



G. BUTSCHAK. 1976. BIOCHEMISCHE GRUNDLAGEN DER TEILUNG UND DIF- 



FERENZIERUNG VON NORMAL- UND TUMORZELLEN 



Fischer, Jena. 348 pp., 40 figs., 4 pis., 3 tabs., subject index. M 39.00 (paper) 



This monograph is a thorough, very comprehensive and critical review of the bio- 

 chemical basis of cell division and cell differentiation. The more is the pity that it has 

 taken so long to produce. It reflects the state of the field in the beginning of 1973, but so 

 much has happened since that in many areas the author would have placed a different 

 emphasis today. Nevertheless, for the literature prior to about 1973 it is a valuable 

 reference work. 



The book is in three weU-organised main parts: Biochemistry of cell division. Bio- 

 chemistry of cell differentiation, and Regulation of cell division and cell differentiation in 

 tumour cells. There are 12 subsections in all, which all have concise but clear summaries. 



The book is produced in small offset print and is sparsely illustrated. The references 

 number more than 850 in all. 



90. 



T. P. EVGENEVA. 1976. INTERCELLULAR INTERACTIONS AND THEIR ROLE IN 



EVOLUTION (in Russian) 



Publ. House Nauka, Moscow. 222 pp., 77 figs., 10 tabs. IR 20k 



Review of studies of cell and tissue interactions in invertebrates as studied in diffusion 

 chambers; morphogenetic capacities in vitro; lower and higher marine invertebrate phyla 

 and Tunicates; role of the cell surface (SEM); 24-page bibliography (6 pp. Russian, up to 

 date till 1975); many light and scanning micrographs of reasonable quahty. 



91. 



P. O. SEGLEN. 1974. DIFFERONES; control of gene expression and ceUular differentia- 

 tion by hormones and other agents, with particular emphasis on liver tissue 

 Univ. Forlaget, Oslo, etc. Norwegian J. Zool., vol. 22, suppl. 1 . 131 pp., 4 figs. 



Survey and integration of information from various sources bearing on the control of 

 gene expression; 10-page chapter on dynamic theory of differentiation, including classifi- 

 cation of "differones" (all agents capable of inducing differentiation, whether intra- or 

 extra-cellular or environmental); 50-page review of actions of differones, with special 

 reference to rat liver cells and hepatoma; some 1,600 references up to 1973. 



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