Makino, S., 1951. "An Atlas of the Chromosome Numbers in Animals," 

 2nd ed., Iowa State College Press. Ames, Iowa, 290 pp. 



This is a list of most of the known animal chromosome numbers, covering 

 about 3200 species, listed according to family, genus, and species. This 

 number, of course, represents only a very minute fraction of all named 

 animal species. 



McElroy, E. D. and Glass, B. (Eds.), 1957. "A Symposium on the Chemical 

 Basis of Heredity," Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Md., 

 848 pp. 



Although the orientation of this collection of papers is genetical, many, 

 especially those dealing with the distribution, function, and structure of 

 the nucleic acids, are of direct interest to cytologists. Taken as a whole, 

 this volume is an excellent example of the dependence of modern genetics 

 on modern cytology. We may almost speak of this relationship as the "new 

 cytogenetics." 



Mellors, R. C. (Ed.), 1959. "Analytical Cytology," 2nd ed.. Blakiston Divi- 

 sion, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, N.Y., 534 pp. 



An outstanding text dealing with the theory and practical application of 

 some of the physical and chemical methods presently used for the study 

 of cellular structure and function. The book is made up of seven chapters, 

 each of which has been contributed by a specialist in the area under dis- 

 cussion. The advanced student, in particular, will find that the critical 

 reviews of the fluorescent-antibody method, of the intracellular localization 

 of chemical constituents, of phase, interference, and polarizing microscopy, 

 electron microscopy. X-ray microscopy, autoradiography, and the photo- 

 metric chemical analysis of cells, will serve as excellent reference sources. 



Oncley, J. L. (Ed.), 1959. "Biophysical Science — A Study Program," John 

 Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, N.Y., 568 pp. (AI, 1-14; SI, 1-27). 

 This book consists of 61 short papers, almost all of which are directly 

 concerned with cellular phenomena. Among the subjects discussed are the 

 molecular organization of proteins and nucleic acids, properties of macro- 

 molecules, radiation effects on macromolecules, energy transformation, and 

 fine structure of cellular components. 



Palay, S. L. (Ed.), 1958. "Frontiers of Cytology," Yale University Press, 

 New Haven, Conn., 529 pp. 



This book is made up of 17 lectures given by various specialists on a 

 diverse collection of cytological problems. Papers 2 to 10, inclusive, are 

 of particular interest to the student of general cytology since they cover 

 cellular structure, chromosomes, mitotic deviations, nucleic acids, protein 

 histochemistry, and the role of the ribosomes. 



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