Wolstenholme (G.E.W.) and O'Connor (Cecilia Maeve), eds. - Sir John Eccles - J. Szentagothai - S.M. Crain, E.R. Peterson, and M.B. Bornstein - P.W. Sperry and E. Hibbard - R.M. Gaze and W.E. Watson - G. Székely - V. Hamburger - A. Hughes - Rita Levi-Montalcini and P.U. Angeletti - Margaret R. Murray and Helena H. Benitez - J.J. Kollros - M. Singer - G.A. Kerkut - E. Gutmann - D.B. Brachman
Reference : Cyb-3091
(1968)
J.A. Churchill Ltd. London Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1968 Book condition, Etat : Bon hardcover, editor's binding, no dust-jacket In-8 1 vol. - 306 pages
101 illustrations 1st edition Contents, Chapitres : Contents, Membership, The Ciba Foundation, Preface, xi, Text, 295 pages - Sir John Eccles : Chairman's opening remarks - 1. Development of specific neuronal connexions : J. Szentagothai : Growth of the nervous system, an introductory survey - S.M. Crain, E.R. Peterson, and M.B. Bornstein : Formation of functional interneuronal connexions between explants of various mammalian central nervous tissues during development in vitro - P.W. Sperry and E. Hibbard : Regulative factors in the orderly growth of retinorectal connexions - R.M. Gaze and W.E. Watson : Cell division and migration in the brain after optic nerve lesions - G. Székely : Development of limb movements : Embryological, physiological and model studies - 2. Development of movement : V. Hamburger : The beginnings of coordinated movements in the chick embryo - A. Hughes : Development of limb innervation - 3. Role of chemically specific signals in the development of the nervous system : Rita Levi-Montalcini and P.U. Angeletti : Biological aspects of the nerve growth factor - Margaret R. Murray and Helena H. Benitez : Action of heavy water (D2O) on growth and development of isolated nervous tissues - J.J. Kollros : Endocrine influences in neural development - 4. Trophic interaction, peripheral and central : M. Singer : Penetration of labelled amino acids into the peripheral nerve fibre from surrounding body fluids - G.A. Kerkut : Transport of material along nerves - E. Gutmann : Development and maintenance of neurotrophic relations between nerve and muscle - D.B. Brachman : The role of acetylcholine as a trophic neuromuscular transmitter - Index near fine copy, no markings