Avian cytogenetic research has, until recently, lagged far behind efforts devoted to the cytogenetics of other vertebrate groups. Avian chromosomes are inherently difficult to study because most are minute and their morphology and number are obscure. Since 1966, improved methods of culturing avian cells have resulted in more comparative chromosome studies whose quality parallels those for mamma...

To begin with, Human Pharmacology is a moderately priced book that makes no pretense to be as encyclopedic as Goodman and Gilman. One of the main advantages of the book is its consistency of presentation. Each chapter is presented in five sections: (1) therapeutic overview; (2) mechanisms of action; (3) pharmacokinetics; (4) relation of mechanisms of action to clinical response; and (5) side ef...