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156 L’Hyperliphie
essentielle. J. GADRAT. Masson, Paris, 1958. 112 pp.
THUSbook deals with a relatively rare iltrtess which is described on the basis of some fifty authentic cases. It will mainly interest the clinician but a short chapter is devoted to the little that is known of its biochemical mechanism. M. WELSCH
ExposC annuejs de Bioehemie m&lieale. P. BOULANGER, M.-F. JAYLEand 3. ROCHE.2Oe SCrie. Masson, Paris 1958. 248 pp., 58 figures. THE largest part of this book is devoted to a study of the haemoglobins. The conditions leading to the first appearance on earth of porphyrins haemoglobins and related substances, is discussed by D. Rittenberg. J. Roche next describes the physicochemical properties and structure of the molecule of haemoglobin. A. Neuberger discusses the biosynthesis of aminolevulinic acid and haeme, while H. Benard, A. Gajdos and Mme. Gajdos-T~r~k report on the biogenesis of haemoglobin in the erythrocytes of peripheral blood. Our present knowledge of the plasmatic factor which stimulates the biogenesis of haemoglobin by haemolysates of erythrocytes or reticulocytes cultivated in vitro, is presented by A. Nizet and C. Rimington. I. M. London, J. C. Savoie and H. Morel1 discuss their observations on the separate biosynthesis of haeme and globin while G. Shapira, J. C. Dreyfus and J. Kruh present a study of the lifetime of the haemoglobin molecule. The diversity of foetal, normal and abnormal haemoglobins is finally discussed, respectively, by J. Jonxis, by Y. Derrien and by V. Ingram. This group of ten reports is therefore a complete and up-to-date survey of a subject much studied recently. The other six reports deal with various subjects. H. Lettre discusses the response to chemical agents of cells cultivated in vitro. K. Felix reports on the role of polypeptides in physiology and pathology. The chemistry and biological activities of lipoids from Mycobacteria and especially their possible role in tuberculosis are presented by E. Lederer. A paper by J. Brachet and another by C. de Somer give recent and pertinent information respectively on the biochemical rote of the cell nucleus and on the properties of the Iysosomes or cytoplasmic granules from the rat liver bearing a variety of acidic hydrolases. The closing report by J. Badin deals with the specific biochemistry of rheumatoid arthritis. This twentieth series of the Exposts annuels de Biochimie mPdicale assumes the high standard of the preceding volumes. In addition it contains a lot of useful and up-to-date information of great interest for the scientist interested in biochemistry at the cellular and molecular level.
M. WELSCH
Pratique du Laboratoire. Edited by CH. JAULMESand J. QUERANCALDES ESSARTS.Second Edition. Masson, Paris, 1958. 872 pp. THIS is a compendium
of the techniques in general use in the medical laboratory. They are classified under six titles: (1) general techniques; (2) biological diagnosis; (3) biochemical laboratory examinations; (4) food analysis; (5) haematology, serology; (6) parasitology, entomology. Each method or recipe is fully described and a good analytical index enables the reader to find easily whatever he is looking for. There are, however, no full references to the original papers. Obviously the choice of some techniques and the omission of others are to some extent a matter of personal taste and cannot meet with unan~ous agreement. In a few cases, introductory remarks, being oversimplified on account of lack of space, may be somewhat misleading for the unprepared mind. However, this book contains a lot of practical information in a condensed form and should be useful on the laboratory bench. M. WELSCH
156 L’Hyperliphie
essentielle. J. GADRAT. Masson, Paris, 1958. 112 pp.
THUSbook deals with a relatively rare iltrtess which is described on the basis of some fifty authentic cases. It will mainly interest the clinician but a short chapter is devoted to the little that is known of its biochemical mechanism. M. WELSCH
ExposC annuejs de Bioehemie m&lieale. P. BOULANGER, M.-F. JAYLEand 3. ROCHE.2Oe SCrie. Masson, Paris 1958. 248 pp., 58 figures. THE largest part of this book is devoted to a study of the haemoglobins. The conditions leading to the first appearance on earth of porphyrins haemoglobins and related substances, is discussed by D. Rittenberg. J. Roche next describes the physicochemical properties and structure of the molecule of haemoglobin. A. Neuberger discusses the biosynthesis of aminolevulinic acid and haeme, while H. Benard, A. Gajdos and Mme. Gajdos-T~r~k report on the biogenesis of haemoglobin in the erythrocytes of peripheral blood. Our present knowledge of the plasmatic factor which stimulates the biogenesis of haemoglobin by haemolysates of erythrocytes or reticulocytes cultivated in vitro, is presented by A. Nizet and C. Rimington. I. M. London, J. C. Savoie and H. Morel1 discuss their observations on the separate biosynthesis of haeme and globin while G. Shapira, J. C. Dreyfus and J. Kruh present a study of the lifetime of the haemoglobin molecule. The diversity of foetal, normal and abnormal haemoglobins is finally discussed, respectively, by J. Jonxis, by Y. Derrien and by V. Ingram. This group of ten reports is therefore a complete and up-to-date survey of a subject much studied recently. The other six reports deal with various subjects. H. Lettre discusses the response to chemical agents of cells cultivated in vitro. K. Felix reports on the role of polypeptides in physiology and pathology. The chemistry and biological activities of lipoids from Mycobacteria and especially their possible role in tuberculosis are presented by E. Lederer. A paper by J. Brachet and another by C. de Somer give recent and pertinent information respectively on the biochemical rote of the cell nucleus and on the properties of the Iysosomes or cytoplasmic granules from the rat liver bearing a variety of acidic hydrolases. The closing report by J. Badin deals with the specific biochemistry of rheumatoid arthritis. This twentieth series of the Exposts annuels de Biochimie mPdicale assumes the high standard of the preceding volumes. In addition it contains a lot of useful and up-to-date information of great interest for the scientist interested in biochemistry at the cellular and molecular level.
M. WELSCH
Pratique du Laboratoire. Edited by CH. JAULMESand J. QUERANCALDES ESSARTS.Second Edition. Masson, Paris, 1958. 872 pp. THIS is a compendium
of the techniques in general use in the medical laboratory. They are classified under six titles: (1) general techniques; (2) biological diagnosis; (3) biochemical laboratory examinations; (4) food analysis; (5) haematology, serology; (6) parasitology, entomology. Each method or recipe is fully described and a good analytical index enables the reader to find easily whatever he is looking for. There are, however, no full references to the original papers. Obviously the choice of some techniques and the omission of others are to some extent a matter of personal taste and cannot meet with unan~ous agreement. In a few cases, introductory remarks, being oversimplified on account of lack of space, may be somewhat misleading for the unprepared mind. However, this book contains a lot of practical information in a condensed form and should be useful on the laboratory bench. M. WELSCH