Hormones, brain and behaviour in vertebrates
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Camp. Biochem. Physiol. Vol. ltXlA, No. 2, p. 501, 1991 Pergamon Press plc. Printed in Great Britain Comparative Physiology of the Vertebrate Digestive Sys- tem-By C. E. STEVENS. 300~~. 1990. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Paperback El5, $24.95. This is a paperback reprint of the 1988 hardback edition. This single author volume surveys the digestive system throughout the vertebrates. The chapters are on: general characteristics of the digestive system; digestive tract of fish, amphibians, reptiles and mammals; the mammalian digestive system (20 orders of mammals are described); motor activity and digesta transit; carbohydrate, fat and protein digestion and absorption; microbial fermentation and synthesis of nutri- ents and absorption of end products; secretion and absorp- tion of electrolytes and water; neurohumoral control. This book will be of interest to all those working with vertebrates, i.e. physiologists, biologists and veterinarians. Dynamic Aspects of Dental Pulp; Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Pathophysiology-Edited by R. INOKI, T. Ku~o and L. M. OLGART. 508~~. 1990. Chapman and Hall. London. Dental pulp maintains life in the teeth and secretes primary, secondary and reparative dentine. The chapters deal with: developmental aspects of teeth innervation; development of odontoblasts; dental fibroblasts in tissue culture; changes in vascular architecture; intradental sensory units; hemody- namic regulation; interstitial fluid pressure; biochemistry of dental pump [glycolysis; collagenase synthesis; collagens and glycoproteins; glycosaminoglycans]; the adrenergic system; cholinergic system; peptidergic nerves; neurotropic sub- stances; bradykinin and enkephalins; prostaglandins and leukotrienes; injury and inflammation; proteases in inflam- mation; arachidonic acid metabolism and antisepsis. Vision: Coding and Efficiency-Edited by C. BLAKEMORE. 448~~. 1990. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. E65, $120. This book honours the contribution of Horace Barlow to the study of the physiology of vision. The 38 chapters are grouped into sections on: concepts of coding and efficiency; efficiency of the visual pathway; colour; brightness, adap- tation and contrast; development of vision; depth and texture; motion; from image to object. Besides providing an excellent overview of visual coding the book will be of interest to all those studying different aspects of sensory physiology. Hormones, Brain and Behaviour in Vertebrates-Edited by J. BALTHAZART. Vol. 1. Sexual Differentiation, Neuro- anatomical Aspects, Neurotransmitters and Neuropeptides. 226~~. 1990. $158. Vol. 2. Behavioural Activation in Males and Females, Social Interactions, and Reproductive Endo- crinology. 223~~. 1990. $158. These two volumes are based on papers given at a meeting held in Liege in 1989. Some of the topics dealt with are: (1) sexual differentiation in birds; adult mounting behaviour in BOOK REVIEWS female rats; sexual differentiation of the brain; cognitive development; sexual behaviour in Gambusia; hormonally induced synaptic reorganization of the adult brain; neural pathways controlling avian song; preoptic medial nucleus of the quail; preoptic nucleus of the rat; connections of the gerbil hypothalamus; steroid sensitive songbird vocal control; vasotocin system in canary brain; brain function and vasopressin pathways; VIP and avian reproduction; neonatal exposure to peptides and peptide antagonists; (2) neuroendocrine adaptations; androgens and behaviour in male primates; the role of brain aromatase; neuroendocrine control of marmoset behaviour; sex steroid receptors and female behaviour; steroid hormone targets; neurotrans- mission in the hypothalamus; testosterone and cortocos- terone and parental behaviour in pied flycatcher; hormonal correlates of social and sexual behaviour in grey partridge; social binding in monogamous mammals; male rat aggres- sive behaviour; social organization in male guinea pigs; social behaviour in domestic sheep; to fight or not to fight. Advances in Comparative and Enviromnental Physiology. Vol. 7-Edited by R. GILLES. 213~~. 1991. Springer, Berlin. DM 148. The three reviews in the present volume are (1) Protein turnover in ectotherms andjts relationships to energetics, by D. F. Houlihan (45 DDE: (2) Organic xenobiotic metabolism in marine invertkbraiei, ‘b; Dy R. Livingston (139~~); (3) Lipoproteins from the hemolymph and ovaries of marine invertebrates, by R. F. Lee (20~~). Advances in Comparative and JZnvironmental Physiology. Vol. 8-Edited by R. GILLES. 138~~. 1991. Springer, Berlin. DM 98. The four reviews in this volume are (1) Metabolic dormancy in aquatic invertebrates, by S. C. Hand (50~~); (2) Thk nhvsioloav of the Root effect, by B. Pelster and R. E. Weber i28pp); 6) Na+/H+ exchanges-and red blood cell function in fish, by B. Fievet and R. Motais (25~~); (4) The biology of diving mammals; behavioural, physiological and bio- chemical limits, by M. A. Castellini (29~~). Compartmentatlon of Plant Metabolism In Non-Photosyn- thetic Tissues-Edited by M. J. Em. 204~~. 1991. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. E32.50, $59.50. Seeds, root crops and tubers are all important non-photo- synthetic tissues. This book reviews: metabolic compart- mentation in plants; fatty acid and lipid biosynthesis; structure, synthesis and degradation of oil bodies in maize; biogenesis of protein bodies and glyoxysomes in Ricinus communis seeds; isozymes and compartmentation in leucoplasts; interconversion of C-6 and C-3 sugar phosphates; starch synthesis in developing wheat grain; autophagy triggered by sucrose deprivation; carbon and nitrogen metabolism in roots; control of rate of respiration of roots; control of rate of respiration in shoots, light, calcium and plant growth regulators. 501
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Camp. Biochem. Physiol. Vol. ltXlA, No. 2, p. 501, 1991 Pergamon Press plc. Printed in Great Britain
Comparative Physiology of the Vertebrate Digestive Sys- tem-By C. E. STEVENS. 300~~. 1990. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Paperback El5, $24.95.
This is a paperback reprint of the 1988 hardback edition. This single author volume surveys the digestive system throughout the vertebrates. The chapters are on: general characteristics of the digestive system; digestive tract of fish, amphibians, reptiles and mammals; the mammalian digestive system (20 orders of mammals are described); motor activity and digesta transit; carbohydrate, fat and protein digestion and absorption; microbial fermentation and synthesis of nutri- ents and absorption of end products; secretion and absorp- tion of electrolytes and water; neurohumoral control. This book will be of interest to all those working with vertebrates, i.e. physiologists, biologists and veterinarians.
Dynamic Aspects of Dental Pulp; Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Pathophysiology-Edited by R. INOKI, T. Ku~o and L. M. OLGART. 508~~. 1990. Chapman and Hall. London.
Dental pulp maintains life in the teeth and secretes primary, secondary and reparative dentine. The chapters deal with: developmental aspects of teeth innervation; development of odontoblasts; dental fibroblasts in tissue culture; changes in vascular architecture; intradental sensory units; hemody- namic regulation; interstitial fluid pressure; biochemistry of dental pump [glycolysis; collagenase synthesis; collagens and glycoproteins; glycosaminoglycans]; the adrenergic system; cholinergic system; peptidergic nerves; neurotropic sub- stances; bradykinin and enkephalins; prostaglandins and leukotrienes; injury and inflammation; proteases in inflam- mation; arachidonic acid metabolism and antisepsis.
Vision: Coding and Efficiency-Edited by C. BLAKEMORE. 448~~. 1990. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. E65, $120.
This book honours the contribution of Horace Barlow to the study of the physiology of vision. The 38 chapters are grouped into sections on: concepts of coding and efficiency; efficiency of the visual pathway; colour; brightness, adap- tation and contrast; development of vision; depth and texture; motion; from image to object. Besides providing an excellent overview of visual coding the book will be of interest to all those studying different aspects of sensory physiology.
Hormones, Brain and Behaviour in Vertebrates-Edited by J. BALTHAZART. Vol. 1. Sexual Differentiation, Neuro- anatomical Aspects, Neurotransmitters and Neuropeptides. 226~~. 1990. $158. Vol. 2. Behavioural Activation in Males and Females, Social Interactions, and Reproductive Endo- crinology. 223~~. 1990. $158.
These two volumes are based on papers given at a meeting held in Liege in 1989. Some of the topics dealt with are: (1) sexual differentiation in birds; adult mounting behaviour in
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female rats; sexual differentiation of the brain; cognitive development; sexual behaviour in Gambusia; hormonally induced synaptic reorganization of the adult brain; neural pathways controlling avian song; preoptic medial nucleus of the quail; preoptic nucleus of the rat; connections of the gerbil hypothalamus; steroid sensitive songbird vocal control; vasotocin system in canary brain; brain function and vasopressin pathways; VIP and avian reproduction; neonatal exposure to peptides and peptide antagonists; (2) neuroendocrine adaptations; androgens and behaviour in male primates; the role of brain aromatase; neuroendocrine control of marmoset behaviour; sex steroid receptors and female behaviour; steroid hormone targets; neurotrans- mission in the hypothalamus; testosterone and cortocos- terone and parental behaviour in pied flycatcher; hormonal correlates of social and sexual behaviour in grey partridge; social binding in monogamous mammals; male rat aggres- sive behaviour; social organization in male guinea pigs; social behaviour in domestic sheep; to fight or not to fight.
Advances in Comparative and Enviromnental Physiology. Vol. 7-Edited by R. GILLES. 213~~. 1991. Springer, Berlin. DM 148.
The three reviews in the present volume are (1) Protein turnover in ectotherms andjts relationships to energetics, by D. F. Houlihan (45 DDE: (2) Organic xenobiotic metabolism in marine invertkbraiei, ‘b; Dy R. Livingston (139~~); (3) Lipoproteins from the hemolymph and ovaries of marine invertebrates, by R. F. Lee (20~~).
Advances in Comparative and JZnvironmental Physiology. Vol. 8-Edited by R. GILLES. 138~~. 1991. Springer, Berlin. DM 98.
The four reviews in this volume are (1) Metabolic dormancy in aquatic invertebrates, by S. C. Hand (50~~); (2) Thk nhvsioloav of the Root effect, by B. Pelster and R. E. Weber i28pp); 6) Na+/H+ exchanges-and red blood cell function in fish, by B. Fievet and R. Motais (25~~); (4) The biology of diving mammals; behavioural, physiological and bio- chemical limits, by M. A. Castellini (29~~).
Compartmentatlon of Plant Metabolism In Non-Photosyn- thetic Tissues-Edited by M. J. Em. 204~~. 1991. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. E32.50, $59.50.
Seeds, root crops and tubers are all important non-photo- synthetic tissues. This book reviews: metabolic compart- mentation in plants; fatty acid and lipid biosynthesis; structure, synthesis and degradation of oil bodies in maize; biogenesis of protein bodies and glyoxysomes in Ricinus communis seeds; isozymes and compartmentation in leucoplasts; interconversion of C-6 and C-3 sugar phosphates; starch synthesis in developing wheat grain; autophagy triggered by sucrose deprivation; carbon and nitrogen metabolism in roots; control of rate of respiration of roots; control of rate of respiration in shoots, light, calcium and plant growth regulators.
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