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The physiology and pharmacology of the pituitary body
148
American
Journal
of Surgery
Book
THE ABRAHAM FLEXNER LECTURES SERIES NUMBER FOUR. LECTURES ON EMBOLISM AND OTHER SURGICAL SUBJECTS. By Gunnar Nystrom, M.D. PubIished for VanderbiIt University by the WiIIiams & WiIkins Company, BaItimore, 1936. Price $3. The Abraham Flexner Lectureship was established November 22, 1927, in the SchooI of Medicine of VanderbiIt University through the generosity of Mr. Bernard Flexner of New York City. An adequate endowment made possibIe these Iectures at intervaIs of two years. The significant objective of the FIexner Lectureship was to contribute to the maintenance of those ideals and standards of schoIarship in medica education and research which wiI1 bring increasing honor to VanderbiIt University and Abraham Flexner. The fourth series of these Iectures was given by Dr. Gunnar Nystrom, Professor of Surgery, Chief of the SurgicaI CIinic, and Director of the University Hospital, UppsaIa, Sweden. Professor Nystrom is preeminently qualified to dea1 with each of the subjects discussed in this voIume. The titIes of the Iectures are: EmboIism of the Arteries of the Extremities and Its Treatment; Pulmonary EmboIism and Its SurgicaI Treatment; Swedish Experiences in Combating Appendicitis; The CytoIogy of Joint Exudates as an Aid to Diagnosis; The Treatment of Media1 Fractures of the CoIIum Femoris. This small, iIIustrated voIume of 213 pages, may be termed a medica gem. To those who pride themselves on a we11 baIanced medica library, discriminateIy seIected, this work has earned a pIace. In addition, the contents of the voIume are a11 that any surgeon could desire. THE PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY OF THE PITUITARY BODY. By H. B. Van Dyke. The University of Chicago Press, 1936. Price $4.50. This exceIIent work by H. B. Van Professor of Pharmacology, Peipin
Dyke, Union
Reviews
JULY,1937
MedicaI CoIIege, Peipin, China, is one of The University of Chicago Monographs in Medicine under an EditoriaI Committee composed of FrankIin C. McLean, Anton J. CarIson and H. Gideon WeIIs. The book is a successfu1 attempt to describe and to evaIuate the scientific foundations of our present knowIedge of the pituitary body in terms of physioIogy, pharmacology, and their reIated sciences. There is presented an adequateIy documented account of the experimenta work on the pituitary body during the past fifteen years (up to and including 1935). CIinicaI observations when pertinent are discussed. The TabIe of Contents incIude: The Anatomy of the Pituitary Body; The Effects of Hypophysectomy; The Growth-promoting Hormone of the Pituitary Body; The Gonadotropic Effects of ImpIants, Extracts, and Secretion of the Pars GIanduIaris; The Gonadotropic Substances Occurring in Urine, Blood, and Tissues, ParticuIarIy During Pregnancy; The Effects of Hormones of the Pituitary Body on the Secretion of MiIk; The InterreIationship Between the Pituitary and the Thyroid; The InterreIationship Between the Pars GIanduIaris and the AdrenaIs, Pancreas, Parathyroids, and Thymus; Experimental Evidence That the Metabolism of Foodstuffs Depends PartIy Upon InternaI Secretions of the Pars GIanduIaris; The Pars Intermedia and the Pars Tuberahs; The HormonaI Regulation of Chromatophores; The Active PrincipIe of the Pars NeuraIis; Is There Convincing Evidence That the Pars Neuralis is a GIand of InternaI Secretion? The Effects of Extracts of the Pars NeuraIis on the Circulatory System and on the Smooth MuscIe of Structures Such as the Uterus and BoweI; Other Effects of Extracts; The Effects of Extracts of the Pars NeuraIis on the Metabolism of Water, MineraIs, Carbohydrates, and Fats; Appendix, Scientihc and CommerciaI Names of Hormones and Hormone Preparations. This important book of 577 pages devotes 181 pages to BibIiography. There is an ample Index.
American
Journal
of Surgery
Book
THE ABRAHAM FLEXNER LECTURES SERIES NUMBER FOUR. LECTURES ON EMBOLISM AND OTHER SURGICAL SUBJECTS. By Gunnar Nystrom, M.D. PubIished for VanderbiIt University by the WiIIiams & WiIkins Company, BaItimore, 1936. Price $3. The Abraham Flexner Lectureship was established November 22, 1927, in the SchooI of Medicine of VanderbiIt University through the generosity of Mr. Bernard Flexner of New York City. An adequate endowment made possibIe these Iectures at intervaIs of two years. The significant objective of the FIexner Lectureship was to contribute to the maintenance of those ideals and standards of schoIarship in medica education and research which wiI1 bring increasing honor to VanderbiIt University and Abraham Flexner. The fourth series of these Iectures was given by Dr. Gunnar Nystrom, Professor of Surgery, Chief of the SurgicaI CIinic, and Director of the University Hospital, UppsaIa, Sweden. Professor Nystrom is preeminently qualified to dea1 with each of the subjects discussed in this voIume. The titIes of the Iectures are: EmboIism of the Arteries of the Extremities and Its Treatment; Pulmonary EmboIism and Its SurgicaI Treatment; Swedish Experiences in Combating Appendicitis; The CytoIogy of Joint Exudates as an Aid to Diagnosis; The Treatment of Media1 Fractures of the CoIIum Femoris. This small, iIIustrated voIume of 213 pages, may be termed a medica gem. To those who pride themselves on a we11 baIanced medica library, discriminateIy seIected, this work has earned a pIace. In addition, the contents of the voIume are a11 that any surgeon could desire. THE PHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY OF THE PITUITARY BODY. By H. B. Van Dyke. The University of Chicago Press, 1936. Price $4.50. This exceIIent work by H. B. Van Professor of Pharmacology, Peipin
Dyke, Union
Reviews
JULY,1937
MedicaI CoIIege, Peipin, China, is one of The University of Chicago Monographs in Medicine under an EditoriaI Committee composed of FrankIin C. McLean, Anton J. CarIson and H. Gideon WeIIs. The book is a successfu1 attempt to describe and to evaIuate the scientific foundations of our present knowIedge of the pituitary body in terms of physioIogy, pharmacology, and their reIated sciences. There is presented an adequateIy documented account of the experimenta work on the pituitary body during the past fifteen years (up to and including 1935). CIinicaI observations when pertinent are discussed. The TabIe of Contents incIude: The Anatomy of the Pituitary Body; The Effects of Hypophysectomy; The Growth-promoting Hormone of the Pituitary Body; The Gonadotropic Effects of ImpIants, Extracts, and Secretion of the Pars GIanduIaris; The Gonadotropic Substances Occurring in Urine, Blood, and Tissues, ParticuIarIy During Pregnancy; The Effects of Hormones of the Pituitary Body on the Secretion of MiIk; The InterreIationship Between the Pituitary and the Thyroid; The InterreIationship Between the Pars GIanduIaris and the AdrenaIs, Pancreas, Parathyroids, and Thymus; Experimental Evidence That the Metabolism of Foodstuffs Depends PartIy Upon InternaI Secretions of the Pars GIanduIaris; The Pars Intermedia and the Pars Tuberahs; The HormonaI Regulation of Chromatophores; The Active PrincipIe of the Pars NeuraIis; Is There Convincing Evidence That the Pars Neuralis is a GIand of InternaI Secretion? The Effects of Extracts of the Pars NeuraIis on the Circulatory System and on the Smooth MuscIe of Structures Such as the Uterus and BoweI; Other Effects of Extracts; The Effects of Extracts of the Pars NeuraIis on the Metabolism of Water, MineraIs, Carbohydrates, and Fats; Appendix, Scientihc and CommerciaI Names of Hormones and Hormone Preparations. This important book of 577 pages devotes 181 pages to BibIiography. There is an ample Index.