Book Reviews

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• Volume Transmission in the Brain: Novel Mechanisms for Neural Transmission. K. Fuxe y L. F. Agnatl. {Advances in Neuroscience, 1) Raven Press. Nueva York, 1991. 602 pags., 191 figs, y 30 tablas. Precio: $ 162.50.


• Photoreceptor Evolution and Function. M. G. Holmes, ed. Academic Press. Londres, 1991. 360 pags., 109 figs, y 12 tablas. Precio: US $ 99.00.


• Occupational Biomechanics (2nd ed.). D. B. Chaffin y G. B. J. Andersson. John Wiley and Sons. Chichester, Sussex, 1991. 518 pags., numerosas tablas y figuras. Precio: £ 39.80.


• Excitatory Amino Acids. B. S. Meldrum, F. Moroni, R. P. Simon y J. H. Woods. (Fidia Res. Found. Symp. Series, 5). Raven Press. Nueva York, 1991. 780 pags., numerosas tablas y figuras. Precio: US$217.50.


• Neurotoxicity of Excitatory Amino Acids. A. Guidotti. {FIDIA Res. Found Symp. Series, 4). Raven Press. Nueva York, 1990. 140 pags., 96 figs. 34 tablas. Precio: US $ 100.00.


• Elements of General and Biological Chemistry (8.a ed.). J. R. Holum. John Wiley and Sons Inc. Chichester (R. U.), 1991. 537 pags. numerosas tablas, figs, y esquemas. Precio: £ 45.80.


• The Synaptic Organization of the Brain (3rd ed.). G. M. Shepherd, ed. Oxford University Press. Oxford, 1990. 560 pags., 133 figs, y 6 tablas. Precio: £ 20.00.


• Capillary Functions and White Cell Interaction. K. Messmer, ed. (Progress in Applied Microcirculation, 18). S. Karger. Basilea, 1991. 139 pags., 57 figs, y 5 tablas. Precio: SFr 143.00.


• The Large Intestine: Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Disease. S. F. Phillips, J. H. Pemberton y R. G. Shorter, eds. Raven Press. Nueva York, 1991. 905 pags., 368 figs, y 116 tablas. Precio: US £ 244.00.


• Cardiovascular Physiology. W. R. Milnor. Oxford University Press. Oxford, 1990. 501 pags., 104 figs, y 21 tablas. Precio: £ 30.00.


• Pesticides and Alternatives: Innovative Chemical and Bioological Approaches to Pest Control. J. E. Casida, ed. Elsevier Science Publ. Amsterdam, 1990. 586 pags., 126 figs., 62 tablas. Precio: Dfl. 300.00.


• Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 115 . G. W. Ware, ed. Springer- Verlag. Heidelberg, 1990. 161 pags., 3 figs, y 19 tablas. Precio: DM 98,00.


• Animal Life at Low Temperature. Davenport. Chapman and Hall. Londres. 1992. 246 pags., 73 figs, y 16 tablas. Precio: £ 29.95.


• Inborn Errors of Metabolism. (2.1 edic.). J. Schaub, F. van Hoof y H. L. Via. (Nestle Nutrition Workshop Series, 24). Raven Press. Nueva York, 1991. 298 pags., 36 figs. y 32 tablas. Precio: US $ 77.50.


• Conservation of Living Nature and Resources: Problems, Trens, and Prospects. A. N. Yablokov y S. A. Ostroumov. Springer-Verlag. Berlin, 1991. 271 pags., 36 figs, y 34 tablas. Precio: DM 228,00.


• The Mesolimbic Dopamine System: From Motivation to Action. P. WiLLNERy J. Scheel- Kruger, eds. John Wiley and Sons. Chichester, R. U., 1991. 656 pags., 110 figs, y 16 tablas. Precio: £ 80.00.


• Basic Facts for Basic Science. R. Zak. Raven Press. Nueva York, 1990. 258 pags., 42 tablas y numerosos esquemas y formulas. Precio: $ 37.00.


• Genes, Brain and Behaviour. P. R. McHugh y V. A. McKusick (Asoc. Res. Nervous and Mental Disease, 69). Raven Press. Nueva York, 1991. 237 pags., 53 figs, y 26 tablas. Precio: US $ 124.00.


• Nutrition During Pregnancy. Institute of Medicine. National Academy Press (Distribuido por John Wiley and Sons). Washington, D. C. 1990. 468 pags., 43 figs, y 37 tablas. Prccio: £ 30.00.


• Physiological Aspects of Digestion and Metabolism in Ruminants. T. Tsuda, Y. Sasaki y R. Kawashima. Academic Press. Londres, 1991. 779 pags., 130 figs, y 96 tablas.


• Geriatric Nutrition: The Health Professional's Handbook. R. Chernoff, ed. Aspen Publishers, Inc. Gaithersburg, Ma. 1991. 500 pags., 39 figs, y 75 tablas. Precio: US $ 59.00.


• Trace Elements in Nutrition of Children - II. R. K. Chandra, ed. (Nestle Nutrition Workshop Series, 23). Raven Press. Nueva York, 1991. 232 pags., 26 figs, y 85 tablas. Precio: US S 69.00.


• The Heart and Cardiovascular System: Scientific Foundations (2/ edic.). H. A. Fozzard, J. Haber, B. R. Jennings, A. M. Katz y H. E. Morgan. Raven Press. Nueva York, 1991. 2.383 pags., numerosas tablas y figuras. Precio: US S 425.


• Serotonin and Pain. J. M. Besson, ed. {International Congress Series, 879). Elsevier Science Publ. Amsterdam, 1990. 339 pags. 80 figs, y 25 tablas. Precio: Dfl. 195,00.


• Biotechnology of Plasma Proteins. Hemostasis, Thrombosis and Iron Proteins. A. Albertini, C. L. Lenfant, P. M. Mannucci y J. J. Sixma, eds. {Current Studies in Hematology and Blood Transfusion, 58). S. Karger. Basilea, 1991. 215 pags., 36 figs, y 18 tablas. Precio: DM 251.


• Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology. A. T. Johnson. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Chichester (R. U.), 1991. 491 pags., 205 figs, y 99 tablas. Precio: £ 66.70.


• Evolution of the Vertebrates. A History of the Backboned Animals Through Time (4.1 edic.). E. H. Colbert y M. Morales. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Nueva York, 1991. 470 pags., 209 figs.


• The Physiological and Pathological Effects of Cytokines. Ch. A. Dinarello, M. J. Kluger, M. C. Powanda y J. J. Oppenheim. (Progress in Leukocyte Biology, 10B). John Wiley and Sons. Nueva York, 1990. 460 pags., numerosas tablas y figuras.


• Research Proposals: A Guide to Success. T. E. Ogden. Raven Press. Nueva York, 1991. 397 pags. Precio: $ 49.00.


• Liver and Aging - 1990. K. Kitani, ed. (International Congress Series, 940). Excerpta Medica. Amsterdam, 1991. 364 pags., 15 figs, y 33 tablas. Precio: Dfl. 230.