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Soybeans and soybean products. Vol. II. Edited by Klare S. Markley. Interscience Publishers, Inc., New York, 1951. xvii + 604 pp. Illustrated. 16 × 23.5 cm. Price $11
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The Pharmacologic Principles of Medical Practice. ous system, the heart and circulation, and the reproductive system to drugs, and the effect of pharma2nd ed. By JonN C. KRANTZ, Jr., and C. JELLEFF CARR. The Williams and Wilkins Co., Balti- cologic agents on metabolism. 1116 pp. Illustrated. 16 x more, 1951. xvii “The appendix carries a n interesting section on 23.5 cm. Price $10. the discovery and evaluation of new drugs as well as This splendid text is as up-to-date as the latest a series of typical prescriptions.” pertinent literature at the time the manuscript went t o press. The same readable style that character- Soybeans and Soybean Products. Vol. 11. Edited by KLARES. MARJCLEY. Interscience Publishized the first edition is retained, and much new iners, Inc.. New York, 1951. xvii 604 pp. Illusformation is available in the authors’ clCar and contrated. 16 x 23.5 cm. Price $11. cise presentation. The first volume of this book was reviewed earlier In order to present the pharmacodynamic and pharmacotherapeutic actions of drugs as they are [THISJOURNAL, 40, 116(1951)]. Since there are used in medicine, extensive revisions in nearly all so many ramifications t o the soybean industry and of the chapters in the text are evident. This was such a large number of products involved, the writing necessary because of the rapid advances which of a comprehensive review of the second volume will have been made in pharmacology in the past few not be attempted. The contents of this volume, years. The chapter on the antibiotics includes reproduced below, will indicate its scope. The qualaureomycin. chloramphenicol, and terramycin, in ity of the several additional chapters is assured addition to other new but less widely used anti- from the names of the contributors. biotics. New chapters discuss “The Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis,” “The Chemotherapy of C. Processing. Rickettsia1 Diseases,” “Anti-Motion Sicloless 15. Solvent Extraction Processes (Louis F. LangDrugs,” and “Treatment of the Arthritides; the hurst). Adrenal Corticotropic Hormone and Cortisone.” The text material has been correlated with the lat- D. Utilization of Soybean Products. est official drug compendia: the U. S. P. X l V and 16. Production and Utilization of Lecithin (Jothe N. F. IX, and with N. N. R. 1950. The review seph Stanley). of the first edition of the text clarified an ambiguous 17. Processing of Edible Soybean Oil (J. W. Bodreference to the National Formulary. The second man, E. M. James, and S. J. Rini). edition contains a perfectly clear and correct state18. Nutritional Value of Soybeans and Soybean ment about that official publication. Products (Harry J. Deuel, Jr.). As was stated in the review of the 6rst edition of 19. Edible Soybean Oil Products (H. C. Black the text by Drs. Krantz and Carr [THISJOURNAL, and K. F.Mattil). 38, 41G( 1949)l: “Probably no supporting science 20. Soybean Oil By-products (R. W. Lehman t o the field of medicine has made greater progress and N. D. Embree). during the past decade than pharmacology. Not 21. Nonedible Soybean Oil Products (Theodore only have a wealth of new drugs entered the picF. Bradley). ture, but the drugs have been of such a nature that 22. Soybean Oil Meal for Livestock and Poultry whole concepts of drug action have been changed (J. W. Hayward). or, a t least, have been modified. Because of these 23. Soybean Protein Food Products (R. S. Buradvances, a new textbook has been badly needed nett). and Drs. Krantz and Carr have met that need very 24. Soybean Protein Industrial Products (R. S. well. Burnett). “The authors have consistently emphasized their 25. Other Soybean Products (Janice M. Smith theme of pharmacologic principles in medical pracand Frances 0. Van Duyne). tice. Never is basic principle sacrificed for obscure detail and yet rarely absent is the detail necessary The pagination for volumes I and I1 of Soybeans for intelligent practice. I n addition, the facts are and Soybean Products is continuous, and excellent marshaled in a readable and teachable manner. The author and subject indexes to both volumes are inhuman interest approach is used throughout and cluded a t the end of the second volume. given emphasis by an excellent collection of portraits of the leaders in the field-Magendie, Abel, An Introduction to Organic Chemistry. 7th ed. By ALEXANDERLOWY, BENJAMINHARROW,and Fleming, Spalding (too few pharmacologists apprePERCYM. APFELBAUM.John Wiley & Sons, ciate his contribution), A. J. Clark, Waksman. Do480 pp. IllusInc., .New York, 1951. xiv magk, Wells, Sertiirner, Chen, Hunt, McCollum, trated. 14.5 x 22 cm. Price $5. and others. This readable and interesting text should serve “The drugs are grouped according to physiologic as a valuable introductory guide t o organic chemprocesses into anti-infective drugs, the response of skin and mucous membranes to drugs, the response istry. I t already has served this purpose for many students since its first edition was printed in 1924. of the central nervous system, the autonomic nerv-
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The Pharmacologic Principles of Medical Practice. ous system, the heart and circulation, and the reproductive system to drugs, and the effect of pharma2nd ed. By JonN C. KRANTZ, Jr., and C. JELLEFF CARR. The Williams and Wilkins Co., Balti- cologic agents on metabolism. 1116 pp. Illustrated. 16 x more, 1951. xvii “The appendix carries a n interesting section on 23.5 cm. Price $10. the discovery and evaluation of new drugs as well as This splendid text is as up-to-date as the latest a series of typical prescriptions.” pertinent literature at the time the manuscript went t o press. The same readable style that character- Soybeans and Soybean Products. Vol. 11. Edited by KLARES. MARJCLEY. Interscience Publishized the first edition is retained, and much new iners, Inc.. New York, 1951. xvii 604 pp. Illusformation is available in the authors’ clCar and contrated. 16 x 23.5 cm. Price $11. cise presentation. The first volume of this book was reviewed earlier In order to present the pharmacodynamic and pharmacotherapeutic actions of drugs as they are [THISJOURNAL, 40, 116(1951)]. Since there are used in medicine, extensive revisions in nearly all so many ramifications t o the soybean industry and of the chapters in the text are evident. This was such a large number of products involved, the writing necessary because of the rapid advances which of a comprehensive review of the second volume will have been made in pharmacology in the past few not be attempted. The contents of this volume, years. The chapter on the antibiotics includes reproduced below, will indicate its scope. The qualaureomycin. chloramphenicol, and terramycin, in ity of the several additional chapters is assured addition to other new but less widely used anti- from the names of the contributors. biotics. New chapters discuss “The Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis,” “The Chemotherapy of C. Processing. Rickettsia1 Diseases,” “Anti-Motion Sicloless 15. Solvent Extraction Processes (Louis F. LangDrugs,” and “Treatment of the Arthritides; the hurst). Adrenal Corticotropic Hormone and Cortisone.” The text material has been correlated with the lat- D. Utilization of Soybean Products. est official drug compendia: the U. S. P. X l V and 16. Production and Utilization of Lecithin (Jothe N. F. IX, and with N. N. R. 1950. The review seph Stanley). of the first edition of the text clarified an ambiguous 17. Processing of Edible Soybean Oil (J. W. Bodreference to the National Formulary. The second man, E. M. James, and S. J. Rini). edition contains a perfectly clear and correct state18. Nutritional Value of Soybeans and Soybean ment about that official publication. Products (Harry J. Deuel, Jr.). As was stated in the review of the 6rst edition of 19. Edible Soybean Oil Products (H. C. Black the text by Drs. Krantz and Carr [THISJOURNAL, and K. F.Mattil). 38, 41G( 1949)l: “Probably no supporting science 20. Soybean Oil By-products (R. W. Lehman t o the field of medicine has made greater progress and N. D. Embree). during the past decade than pharmacology. Not 21. Nonedible Soybean Oil Products (Theodore only have a wealth of new drugs entered the picF. Bradley). ture, but the drugs have been of such a nature that 22. Soybean Oil Meal for Livestock and Poultry whole concepts of drug action have been changed (J. W. Hayward). or, a t least, have been modified. Because of these 23. Soybean Protein Food Products (R. S. Buradvances, a new textbook has been badly needed nett). and Drs. Krantz and Carr have met that need very 24. Soybean Protein Industrial Products (R. S. well. Burnett). “The authors have consistently emphasized their 25. Other Soybean Products (Janice M. Smith theme of pharmacologic principles in medical pracand Frances 0. Van Duyne). tice. Never is basic principle sacrificed for obscure detail and yet rarely absent is the detail necessary The pagination for volumes I and I1 of Soybeans for intelligent practice. I n addition, the facts are and Soybean Products is continuous, and excellent marshaled in a readable and teachable manner. The author and subject indexes to both volumes are inhuman interest approach is used throughout and cluded a t the end of the second volume. given emphasis by an excellent collection of portraits of the leaders in the field-Magendie, Abel, An Introduction to Organic Chemistry. 7th ed. By ALEXANDERLOWY, BENJAMINHARROW,and Fleming, Spalding (too few pharmacologists apprePERCYM. APFELBAUM.John Wiley & Sons, ciate his contribution), A. J. Clark, Waksman. Do480 pp. IllusInc., .New York, 1951. xiv magk, Wells, Sertiirner, Chen, Hunt, McCollum, trated. 14.5 x 22 cm. Price $5. and others. This readable and interesting text should serve “The drugs are grouped according to physiologic as a valuable introductory guide t o organic chemprocesses into anti-infective drugs, the response of skin and mucous membranes to drugs, the response istry. I t already has served this purpose for many students since its first edition was printed in 1924. of the central nervous system, the autonomic nerv-
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