document
1
92 . Book Reviews kungen. Den AbschluB bildet eine Diskussion von F. SOKOL liber die Immuno- genitat viraler Komponent en im Hinblick auf Vakzinationen. Die Kapitel von STUTMAN liber dmmunodeficiency States and Natural Resistance') und die etwas kontroverse Arbeit von PREHN «Does Immunity Promote or Inhibit Tumor Growth,) verdienen insbesondere hervorgehoben zu werden. Eine gewisse Schwache liegt in der gelegentlich zu detailliert geschil- derten experimentellen Arbeit einzelner Autoren , was hier und dort die sonst sehr libersichtliche Da rst ellung stort. Der gute Gesamteindruck wird jedoch dadurch wenig beeintr achti gt. Das Buch kann int eressiert en Lesern, die sich einen Uberblick liber immunologische Aspekte viraler Inf e ktionen verschaffen wollen, empfohlen werden. H. ZUR HAUSEN, Erlangen S. P. LAPAGE, P. H. A. SNEATH, E. F. LESSEL, V. B. D. SKERMAN, H. P. R. SEELIGER and W. A. CLARK (Eds.): International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria and Statutes of the International Committee on Systematic Bacte- riology and Statutes of the Bacteriology Section of the International Associa- tion of Microbiological Societies. Bacteriological Code. 1976 Revision. XXX, 180 pp. Published by the American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D. C. 1975. The work for the revision of the code has been started in 1968 and was finished in the Plenary Session of the Bacteriological Section of the lAMS at its congress 1973. Besides some minor amendments , for simplifying the rules a new starting date for the priority of names is proposed (1st January 1980 rather than 1st May 1753). For names published prior to 1st January 1980, an approved list of bacterial names will be compiled. - A memorial to R. E. BUCHANAN is included in the volume. H. HABS, Bonn MANNING, M. J., and R. J. TURNER: Comparative IlI\munobiology. Tertiary Level Biology. VIII, 184 pp. Blackie and Son Ltd., Glasgow, London, 1976. The phylogeny of the immune system is as fascinating a field as is its onto- geny. Most of those working with men and mice are not aware of the progress made in understanding the evolution of the immune system. This small book is an introduction into comparative immunology with emphasis on biology and physiology of the immune system. It starts with a general introduction into the immune system, followed by eight chapters cover- ing the subject from primitive defence mechanisms in invertebrates to mamma- lian immunology. The book is intended for undergraduate students and within this scope it certainly fulfils its intention. The book contains no data on immuno- globulin sequences which, at least for mammalian species, are abundantly available. For a solid discussion of phylogenetic probl ems they are indispensable and should be incorporat ed into a new edition. E. KOLSCH, Hamburg A. MORELL, F. SKVARIL und S. BARANDUN: IgG-Subklassen der menschlichen Immunoglobuline. Immunochemische, genetische, biologische und klinische Aspecte. VIII, 10 3S., 20 Abb., 24 Tab. S. Karger, Basel 1976. Brosch. With this monograph, the authors present the current knowledge on isotypic variants of human IgG based on 270 publications up to 1974 as well as on their own work in this field. Quantitative aspects, biochemistry and struct,ure, the
Transcript of document
92 . Book Reviews
kungen. Den AbschluB bildet eine Diskussion von F. SOKOL liber die Immunogenitat viraler Komponenten im Hinblick auf Vakzinationen.
Die Kapitel von STUTMAN liber dmmunodeficiency States and Natural Resistance') und die etwas kontroverse Arbeit von PREHN «Does Immunity Promote or Inhibit Tumor Growth,) verdienen insbesondere hervorgehoben zu werden. Eine gewisse Schwache liegt in der gelegentlich zu detailliert geschilderten experimentellen Arbeit einzelner Autoren, was hier und dort die sonst sehr libersichtliche Darstellung stort. Der gute Gesamteindruck wird jedoch dadurch wenig beeintrachtigt. Das Buch kann interessierten Lesern, die sich einen Uberblick liber immunologische Aspekte viraler Infektionen verschaffen wollen, empfohlen werden.
H. ZUR HAUSEN, Erlangen
S. P. LAPAGE, P. H. A. SNEATH, E. F. LESSEL, V. B. D . SKERMAN, H. P. R. SEELIGER and W. A. CLARK (Eds.): International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria and Statutes of the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology and Statutes of the Bacteriology Section of the International Association of Microbiological Societies. Bacteriological Code. 1976 Revision. XXX, 180 pp. Published by the American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D. C. 1975.
The work for the revision of the code has been started in 1968 and was finished in the Plenary Session of the Bacteriological Section of the lAMS at its congress 1973. Besides some minor amendments, for simplifying the rules a new starting date for the priority of names is proposed (1st January 1980 rather than 1st May 1753). For names published prior to 1st January 1980, an approved list of bacterial names will be compiled. - A memorial to R. E. BUCHANAN is included in the volume.
H. HABS, Bonn
MANNING, M. J., and R . J. TURNER: Comparative IlI\munobiology. Tertiary Level Biology. VIII, 184 pp. Blackie and Son Ltd., Glasgow, London, 1976.
The phylogeny of the immune system is as fascinating a field as is its ontogeny. Most of those working with men and mice are not aware of the progress made in understanding the evolution of the immune system.
This small book is an introduction into comparative immunology with emphasis on biology and physiology of the immune system. It starts with a general introduction into the immune system, followed by eight chapters covering the subject from primitive defence mechanisms in invertebrates to mammalian immunology. The book is intended for undergraduate students and within this scope it certainly fulfils its intention. The book contains no data on immunoglobulin sequences which, at least for mammalian species, are abundantly available. For a solid discussion of phylogenetic problems they are indispensable and should be incorporated into a new edition.
E. KOLSCH, Hamburg
A. MORELL, F. SKVARIL und S. BARANDUN: IgG-Subklassen der menschlichen Immunoglobuline. Immunochemische, genetische, biologische und klinische Aspecte. VIII, 10 3S., 20 Abb., 24 Tab. S. Karger, Basel 1976. Brosch.
With this monograph, the authors present the current knowledge on isotypic variants of human IgG based on 270 publications up to 1974 as well as on their own work in this field. Quantitative aspects, biochemistry and struct,ure, the
