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IN the new edition of Dr. J. M. Robson‘s work, he has succeeded admirably in bringing the subject up to date, and the book has benefited by the inclusion of references to the more important papers which have appeared since the last edition. This is well seen in the account of the steroids, where it is shown that there is a relation between the chemical structure and the physiological action of all the hormones or hormone-like substances belonging to this class. The account of the probable factors in parturition is also especially interesting. Here the author points out that in various species the response of the uterus to oxytocin increases progressively during gestation and readies a maximum at parturition, and the recent researches of Haterius and Ferguson are duly quoted. The factors concerned in ovulation are also discussed, and the evidence of a pathway from the hypothalamus in the brain to the anterior pituitary through the stalk is referred to. Chapter 10, on "Hormone Production and Excretion" under various conditions, and Chapter 13, dealing with "Clinical Applications", are particularly valuable.
Recent Advances in Sex and Reproductive Physiology
By Dr. J. M. Robson. Third edition. Pp. xii+336. (London: J. and A. Churchill, Ltd., 1947.) 21s.
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MARSHALL, F. Recent Advances in Sex and Reproductive Physiology. Nature 161, 790 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161790b0
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