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Actualités pharmacologiques. 13th series. Edited by René Hazard and Jean Cheymol. Masson et Cie. 120, boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris 6e, 1960. 266 pp. 16.5 × 25 cm. Paperbound. Price 42 NF
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
980 Calculations in Pharmacy. By SUEH. ROUSEand M. GEORGEWEBBER. J . B. Lippincott Co., East Washington Square, Philadelphia 5, Pa., 1961. xi 234 pp. 15 X 23 cm. Price $5. The authors observe that “The subject matter usually presented in the study of pharmaceutical calculations is not sufficiently complex t o account for the number of students who have been failing such a course in the pharmaceutical curriculum.” We hope this new presentation of the subject will give the correct answer to this perplcxing problem.
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Metabolic Effects of Adrenal Hournones. Edited and MAEVE0’by G . E. W. WOLSTENHOLME CONNOR.Little, Brown and Co., 34 Beacon 109 pp. St., Boston 6, Mass., 1960. viii 12.5 X 18.5cm. Five papers on subjects related t o adrenal steroids and the discussions of the reports a t the 1960 meeting of the Ciha Foundation Study Group No. 6 are presented in this book.
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Essential Hypertension. Edited by K. D. BOCKand P. T. COTTIER. Springer-Vcrlag, Reichpietschufer 20, Berlin W 35, German, 1960. viii 392 pp. 13.5 X 20.5 cm. Twenty-two reports on various aspects of essential hypertension, covering theoretical views, the nature and the therapy of this condition, are included in this international symposium. Group discussions are included. A subject index is appended.
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The Encyclopedia of the Biological Sciences. Edited by PETERGRAY. Reinhold Publishing Corp., 430 Park Ave., New York 22, N. Y., 1961. xxi 1119 pp. 17 X 25 cm. Price $20. More than 800 contributed articles of 500 to 5,000 words cover the broad field of the biological sciences in this book. The clearly cxplained method of indicating cross references in the text and in the general index add greatly t o its reference value.
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Phurmacodynumie Biochimipzce. 12th ed. By Z. M. BACQ,J. CHEYYOL,M. J. DALLEMAGNE. R. HAZARD,J. LA BARRE, J. J. REUSE, and M. WELSCH. Masson et Cie., 120, boulevard SaintGermain, Paris 6“, 1961. xvi 1227 pp. 16 X 24 cm. Price 140 NF. This textbook (in French) is divided into two main sections: I. General pharmacodynamics (112 pages), and 11. Specific pharmacodynamics. The second part is subdivided under the headings: Biogenous amines and the autonomic nervous system, Hormones, Vitamins, Proteins, lipids and essential factors, Carriers of sulfhydryls and antagonists, Anions and cations, chemotherapy, Principal systems and medicinal regulation of their functions, Poisons used against insects, rodents, and mollusks. A general index is appended.
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The Friel System. A Language of Color. By EDWARD FRIEL. Edward Friel, 1837-12th Ave. West, Seattle, Wash., 1961. iv 79 pp. 22 X 27.5 cm. Paperbound. This book represents a unique and original approach to the development of a color system.
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Actualids Pharmacologiques. 13th series. Edited by RE& HAZARD and JEAN CHEYMOL.Masson et Cic. 120, boulevard Saint-Gcrmain, Paris 6‘, 1960. 266 pp. 16.5 X 25 cm. Paperbound. Price 42 NF. The subjects covered by contributors in this volume (in French) are: Pharmacological actions on the biliary tract, Electroencephalographic studies on pharmacological reactions of the paleencephalon, Status of curarizing substances and modifiers of curarization, Histamine-liberating substances and processes of endogenous histamine liberation, Antagonists of peripheral actions of 5-hydroxytryptamine, Pharmacodynamics of thiamine and derivatives, Pharmacothcsaurisrnosis, and Toxicity of edema from burns. Antibiotica. By TADENSZ KORZYBSKI and WLODZIMIERZ KURYLOWICZ.Veb Gustav Fischer Verlag, Jena, Germany, 1961. xix $1105 pp. 16.5 X 24 cm. Price DM 130. Antibiotics are arranged in this book (in German) according t o a classification of the microorganisms with which their origin is associated. Descriptions, properties, and applications (if any) are reported ; with literature references after each entry. A general author index, a n index of antibiotics, and a n index of microorganisms which yield antibiotics are appended. Medical Phnmrnacohgy. By ANDRESGOTH. The C. V. Mosby Co., 3207 Washington Blvd., St. Louis 3, Mo., 1961. 551 pp. 17 X 24.5 cm. Price $11. Principles and concepts rather than factual data form the basis for this textbook on pharmacology for medical students and physicians. Essential facts about important drugs are included, white only essential differences between its congeners and the prototype are discussed. An index is appended. The Chemisfry and Mode of Action of Herbicides. By A. S. CRAFTS. Interscience Publishers, Inc., 250 Fifth Ave., New York 1, N. Y., 1961. viii 269 pp. 15 X 22.5 cm. Price $9. Intended as a reference textbook for herbicide researchers, this book starts with chemical and application classifications of compounds used as herbicides. Selective and nonselective herbicides and the physiology of herbicidal action are discussed, then the more important useful compounds are considered. A weed index and a subject index are appended.
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Cancer Chemotherapy. Prepared under the direction of R. LEE CLARK,Jr. Charles C Thomas, 301327 East Lawrence Ave., Springfield, Ill., 1961. 253 pp. 15 X 23 cm. Price $10.50. xii A useful review of known anticancer drugs and hormones, the book includes 382 references t o current chemotherapeutic research publications indexed by general references, bibliographic sources, disease categories, and drugs. For clinicians, the text covers comparative effectiveness of the agents: When to apply a drug, average dose, when to discontinue a drug, past results, and chemical background. A general index also is appended.
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980 Calculations in Pharmacy. By SUEH. ROUSEand M. GEORGEWEBBER. J . B. Lippincott Co., East Washington Square, Philadelphia 5, Pa., 1961. xi 234 pp. 15 X 23 cm. Price $5. The authors observe that “The subject matter usually presented in the study of pharmaceutical calculations is not sufficiently complex t o account for the number of students who have been failing such a course in the pharmaceutical curriculum.” We hope this new presentation of the subject will give the correct answer to this perplcxing problem.
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Metabolic Effects of Adrenal Hournones. Edited and MAEVE0’by G . E. W. WOLSTENHOLME CONNOR.Little, Brown and Co., 34 Beacon 109 pp. St., Boston 6, Mass., 1960. viii 12.5 X 18.5cm. Five papers on subjects related t o adrenal steroids and the discussions of the reports a t the 1960 meeting of the Ciha Foundation Study Group No. 6 are presented in this book.
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Essential Hypertension. Edited by K. D. BOCKand P. T. COTTIER. Springer-Vcrlag, Reichpietschufer 20, Berlin W 35, German, 1960. viii 392 pp. 13.5 X 20.5 cm. Twenty-two reports on various aspects of essential hypertension, covering theoretical views, the nature and the therapy of this condition, are included in this international symposium. Group discussions are included. A subject index is appended.
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The Encyclopedia of the Biological Sciences. Edited by PETERGRAY. Reinhold Publishing Corp., 430 Park Ave., New York 22, N. Y., 1961. xxi 1119 pp. 17 X 25 cm. Price $20. More than 800 contributed articles of 500 to 5,000 words cover the broad field of the biological sciences in this book. The clearly cxplained method of indicating cross references in the text and in the general index add greatly t o its reference value.
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Phurmacodynumie Biochimipzce. 12th ed. By Z. M. BACQ,J. CHEYYOL,M. J. DALLEMAGNE. R. HAZARD,J. LA BARRE, J. J. REUSE, and M. WELSCH. Masson et Cie., 120, boulevard SaintGermain, Paris 6“, 1961. xvi 1227 pp. 16 X 24 cm. Price 140 NF. This textbook (in French) is divided into two main sections: I. General pharmacodynamics (112 pages), and 11. Specific pharmacodynamics. The second part is subdivided under the headings: Biogenous amines and the autonomic nervous system, Hormones, Vitamins, Proteins, lipids and essential factors, Carriers of sulfhydryls and antagonists, Anions and cations, chemotherapy, Principal systems and medicinal regulation of their functions, Poisons used against insects, rodents, and mollusks. A general index is appended.
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The Friel System. A Language of Color. By EDWARD FRIEL. Edward Friel, 1837-12th Ave. West, Seattle, Wash., 1961. iv 79 pp. 22 X 27.5 cm. Paperbound. This book represents a unique and original approach to the development of a color system.
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Actualids Pharmacologiques. 13th series. Edited by RE& HAZARD and JEAN CHEYMOL.Masson et Cic. 120, boulevard Saint-Gcrmain, Paris 6‘, 1960. 266 pp. 16.5 X 25 cm. Paperbound. Price 42 NF. The subjects covered by contributors in this volume (in French) are: Pharmacological actions on the biliary tract, Electroencephalographic studies on pharmacological reactions of the paleencephalon, Status of curarizing substances and modifiers of curarization, Histamine-liberating substances and processes of endogenous histamine liberation, Antagonists of peripheral actions of 5-hydroxytryptamine, Pharmacodynamics of thiamine and derivatives, Pharmacothcsaurisrnosis, and Toxicity of edema from burns. Antibiotica. By TADENSZ KORZYBSKI and WLODZIMIERZ KURYLOWICZ.Veb Gustav Fischer Verlag, Jena, Germany, 1961. xix $1105 pp. 16.5 X 24 cm. Price DM 130. Antibiotics are arranged in this book (in German) according t o a classification of the microorganisms with which their origin is associated. Descriptions, properties, and applications (if any) are reported ; with literature references after each entry. A general author index, a n index of antibiotics, and a n index of microorganisms which yield antibiotics are appended. Medical Phnmrnacohgy. By ANDRESGOTH. The C. V. Mosby Co., 3207 Washington Blvd., St. Louis 3, Mo., 1961. 551 pp. 17 X 24.5 cm. Price $11. Principles and concepts rather than factual data form the basis for this textbook on pharmacology for medical students and physicians. Essential facts about important drugs are included, white only essential differences between its congeners and the prototype are discussed. An index is appended. The Chemisfry and Mode of Action of Herbicides. By A. S. CRAFTS. Interscience Publishers, Inc., 250 Fifth Ave., New York 1, N. Y., 1961. viii 269 pp. 15 X 22.5 cm. Price $9. Intended as a reference textbook for herbicide researchers, this book starts with chemical and application classifications of compounds used as herbicides. Selective and nonselective herbicides and the physiology of herbicidal action are discussed, then the more important useful compounds are considered. A weed index and a subject index are appended.
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Cancer Chemotherapy. Prepared under the direction of R. LEE CLARK,Jr. Charles C Thomas, 301327 East Lawrence Ave., Springfield, Ill., 1961. 253 pp. 15 X 23 cm. Price $10.50. xii A useful review of known anticancer drugs and hormones, the book includes 382 references t o current chemotherapeutic research publications indexed by general references, bibliographic sources, disease categories, and drugs. For clinicians, the text covers comparative effectiveness of the agents: When to apply a drug, average dose, when to discontinue a drug, past results, and chemical background. A general index also is appended.
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