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circulated provisional list (1970). It is understood that each country is
free to make its own vernacular translation.
It is emphasised in the introduction that all anatomists, histologists and
embryologists can send criticisms and suggestions of all kinds to the International
Anatomical Nomenclature Committee at all times, and that this is
important for improvement of the fifth edition (to be submitted to the Mexico
World Congress in 1980)
REPRODUCTION, SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT, GAMETOGENESIS , FERTILISATION (see also 14,
59, 109)
Treatises
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S.ZUCKERMAN and B.J. WEIR, eds. 1977. THE OVARY. 2nd edit. Vol.1: General aspects
Academic Press, New York, etc. XX, 517 pp., 58 figs,, 4 tabs., author index,
combined subject and taxonomic index. $ 35.00, £ 24.85
The first edition of this work dates from 1962. The book has therefore
been entirely recast and is now in three volumes. Only the first is examined
here. It deals entirely with vertebrates except for the last chapter (on the
ovary and secondary sexual characters) , which has a brief section on invertebrates.
The chapters are well-organised, authoritative reviews.
The chapters of most immediate interest to our readers are those by
Zuckerman and Baker on ovarian development and oogenesis (sensu striata) , by
Haffen on sexual differentiation of the ovary, and by Wolff and Haffen on
natural and experimental modification of ovarian development. The chapters
on the structure of the mammalian and non -mammalian ovary, by Harrison and
Weir, and Dodd, respectively, of course also contain much that is of interest.
Not all chapters are equally up to date: some go until 1975 but others no
further than 1972/73. The book is illustrated with very good light and electron
micrographs and line drawings.
(Vol.11 will contain chapters on the control of ovarian development in invertebrates,
on the development of estrogen-sensitive tissues of the genital
tract and mammary gland, and on ovary transplantation.)
Textbooks
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P.J.HOGARTH. 1978. BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION
Blackie, Glasgow, etc. Tertiary Level Biology Series. VIII, 189 pp., 79 figs.,
13 tabs., subject index. £ 6.95
Contents: 1. introduction, 2. Male reproduction, 3. Sperm in the female
tract, 4. Reproduction in the female: the oestrous cycle, 5. Early development
and implantation, 6. Pregnancy, 7. Birth and lactation, 8. Sexual development
and differentiation, 9. Immunology and reproduction, 10. Reproduction
and society
Although this book was written primarily for advanced students it will be
very useful as an introduction for those starting work in mammalian embryology.
The subject matter is restricted to mammals but within these limits the
book is comprehensive and up to date.
The author has achieved a good compromise between relying too heavily on
the laboratory rat and placing too much emphasis on the diversity of reproductive
strategies among the mammals. The amount of embryology in the strict
sense is understandably limited. Although no references are cited in the
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