This well-known textbook of physiology has been thoroughly revised by a team of editors and other contributing authorities collaborating with Professor Fulton, in all numbering 24. While the fluent prose style of the original has been preserved newer developments have been presented de novo rather than worked into the older text. Some sections on old topics have been rewritten completely. The p...

Those facts which should be included in any good textbook of physiology are reviewed, together with a systematic consideration of the subject matter of general physiology, the neuro-muscular mechanisms, the circulation, respiration, metabolism, excretion, reproduction, and the internal secretions. The book does not afford the more detailed information necessary for the advanced worker. Moreover...

As in the first edition, the authors, all professors and chairmen of departments of pediatrics at their respective institutions, "attempted to provide a readable book in a size that could be read during the limited time allocated during the pediatrics rotation." As a third-year medical student just completing my nine-week pediatric clerkship, I felt well qualified to review this book. The volum...

on bacteriology. No radical changes have been made since the last edition, which was reviewed in this Gazette in December 1928. The scope of the work is the same and no new sections have been added. The length of the book is slightly increased. It is a book well suited to the student, whilst giving the necessary details for identification and culture of the various organisms, it does not dwell ...

of the scientist in the service of the state" we gain but a scant impression of the qualities of the Park we knew, for however true such an epigrammatic statement may be it fails to reveal the genial humanitarian spirit which was the essence of the man. Fortunately, Wade Oliver has made this facet of Park's life a dominant note throughout the pages of the book. The important fact is not that Pa...

This book was originally written as a biochemistry textbook for medical, dental, agricultural, and general college students. The present edition is a marked improvement over the first in that a number of errors have been corrected and much worthwhile additional material has been included. The book is outstanding in its simplicity. Facts are stated clearly and concisely, with detailed discussion...