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H.BANKL. 1977. CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS OF THE HEART AND GREAT VESSELS,
synopsis of pathology, embryology and natural history
Urban & Schwarzenberg, Baltimore, etc. XII, 264 pp., 58 figs., 7 tabs.,
subject index. DM 60.00, $ 24.50, £ 15.75
This book is largely based on the personal analysis of 1000 malformations
by the author at his institute in Vienna. The first part occupies 34 pages
and consists of a description of the development of the heart and major
vessels based on a variety of sources and illustrated with very good line
drawings and diagrams. The rest of the book is a rigorously classified inventory
of some 50 malformations. Wherever appropriate, each section- consists
of the following parts: definition and classification of subtypes;
frequency and distribution by sex; embryology; pathological anatomy; hemodynamic
consequences; and life expectancy and causes of death. This part is
illustrated with excellent original line drawings, photographs and diagrams.
The book is beautifully produced and has a bibliography of close to 800
titles, both old and recent, many of them in German and some in French.
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H.A.GATHMANN and R.D.MEYER, 1977. DER KLEEBLATTSCHADEL, ein Beitrag zur
Morphogenese
Springer, Berlin, etc. Sitzungsberichte der Heidelberger Akad. der Wissenschaften.
Math. -Naturwiss. Klasse, suppl.2. X,129 pp., 77 figs., 4 tabs.,
subject index. DM 48,00, $ 22.10
Anatomical, histological and X-ray analysis of one original and six museum
specimens of human neonatal clover-leaf skulls; typology and terminology;
developmental interpretation invoking a "cartilage factor", a "vascular factor"
and a "tension factor", very good photographs and line drawings,
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J.L.SCHARDEIN. 1976. DRUGS AS TERATOGENS
CRC Press, Cleveland. VIII, 291 pp., 109 figs., 76 tabs., subject index.
$ 57.50, E 33.60
This book will be of eminent value to teratologists . It is very practical
in outlook and embryologists will find little in it that will interest them
specifically.
The first three chapters (53 pages) deal practically and sensibly with
the principles of drug testing and the evaluation of teratogenic (and other)
effects, as well as the relevance of animal studies for man. The rest of the
book is devoted to discussions of more than 1,200 drugs classified into 27
groups according to pharmacological activity. They are restricted to chemicals
which are in use or intended for use as therapeutic agents. Mouse, rat
and rabbit are emphasised as test animals but other species are also considered,
as well as, of course, the human.
The data are drawn together in informative tables wherever possible. The
use of illustrations is incidental and the photographs are not very well
reproduced. All chapters have extensive bibliographies which are up to date
until 1975.
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