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REGENERATION, RENEWAL (see also 65,71,80)
Monographs
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51.
V.F.SIDOROVA. 1976. AGE AND RESTORATION CAPACITY IN MAMMALIAN ORGANS (in
Russian)
Meditsina, Moscow. 200 pp., 36 figs,, 6 tabs., English summary. R 1.24
Formulation of general problems in regeneration; influence of pre- and
postnatal age on regeneration of extremities, skeleton, skeletal muscle,
salivary and lacrymal glands, thoracic organs, abdominal organs, gonads, and
nervous system; light micrographs; 13-page bibliography (5pp. non-Russian)
52.
T.B.TIMASHKEVICH. 1978. WAYS AND MECHANISMS OF DIGESTIVE TRACT REGENERATION
IN VERTEBRATES (in Russian)
Izd. Nauka, Moscow. 184 pp., 27 figs., 14 tabs. R.2.00 (paper)
Physiological regeneration (2 chs.); reparative regeneration (6 chs.);
stomach and intestine; cellular renewal, proliferation, healing of mucous
membrane defects, restoration after incisions, pathological changes and
transplantation; light and electron micrographs; 20-page bibliography (9 pp.
Russian)
53.
T.YAMADA. 1977. CONTROL MECHANISMS IN CELL-TYPE CONVERSION IN NEWT LENS
REGENERATION
Karger, Basel, etc. Monographs in Developmental Biology, 13. X,126 pp., 42
figs., 11 tabs. SFr.75.00, $ 29.00, DM 75.00 (paper)
The conversion of differentiated cells of the iris epithelium into lens
cells is to date the only unequivocally established instance of cell transformation
in animals. In this admirable monograph the most outstanding expert
in this field provides a clear review, without duplicating previous reviews,
by concentrating on the most recent advances. Many of these are unpublished
observations by himself, his one-time and present associates, and other colleagues.
This is done against a solid and often thought-provoking theoretical
background.
Some of the main topics, aside from the necessary background material, are
cytoplasmic shedding and cell surface alterations during dedif ferentiation,
the role of the cell cycle, and the role of cyclic nucleotides in the control
of cell configuration (studied by micro-injection of cultured cells) . There
are also brief general chapters on the parallels between lens and limb regeneration
in amphibians and on the problems of cell rejuvenescence and the reprogramming
of differentiation pathways.
The book is very well illustrated; most of the photomicrographs are original.
The bibliography is up to date until 1976.
B-issertations
54.
B.LASSALLE. 1978. LES POTENTIELS DE SURFACE CHEZ LES AMPHIBIENS; ORIGINE ET
EVOLUTION AU COURS DU DEVELOPPEMENT ET DE LA REGENERATION
Ph.D. thesis, Lille. 109 pp., 53 figs., 12 pis., 12 tabs, (mimeographed)
Extensive study, showing for the first time conclusively that proximodistal
differences of surface potential along the limb are irrelevant for
regeneration; surface potentials are generated by the skin; interpretation
in terms of regional differences in permeability to water of epidermal
tight junctions.
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