International Review of General and Experimental Zoology

List of Contributors

On The Epigenetic Mechanisms of Patterns in the Insect Integument (A Reappraisal of Older Concepts)

I. Introduction

II. The Insect Cuticle as an Object for Study of Pattern Formation

III. Cuticular Patterns of the Various Zones of the Cockroach Antenna

IV. General Nature of the Mechanism Underlying the Production of Unequal Cuticular Patterns by the Cells of Segments

V. The Zones of Intermediary Stages of Segment Formation

VI. Is There a Principle of Compensation?

VII. Spreading Fields

VIII. Patterned Cell Proliferation Instrumental in Pattern Formation

IX. Summary

References

The Enteric Plexus of Mammals

I. The Relationship of the Innervation of the Gut to the Autonomic Nervous System

II. The Nerve Plexuses of the Gut

III. The Components of the Enteric Plexus

References

The Role of Macrophages in the Induction of the Immune Response

I. Introduction

II. What Is a "Macrophage"?

III. The Distribution of Injected Antigens

IV. The Fate of Ingested Antigens within the Macrophage

V. Interaction Between Macrophages and Lymphocytes

VI. The Nature of the Stimulus for Antibody Synthesis

VII. Summary

References

Metabolism of Mammalian

I. Methodology

II. Permeability and Absorptive Ability of Ova

III. Respiration

IV. Energy Sources During Development

V. Summary

References

The Structure of Gallbladder Epithelium

I. Introduction

II. Development

III. Physiology of Gallbladder

IV. The Structure of the Epithelium

V. Dark Cells

VI. Cell Infiltration

VII. Cell Kinetics

VIII. Conclusion

References

The Goblet Cells, Paneth Cells, and Basal Granular Cells of the Epithelium of the Intestine

I. Introduction

II. The Glandular Cells of the Intestine

III. The Paneth Cells

IV. The Goblet Cells

V. The Basal Granular Cells

VI. Concluding Remarks

References

Cell Types in the Mammalian Thyroid Gland

I. Introduction

II. Light (Parafollicular) Cells

III. Past History

IV. Present History

V. Electron Microscopy

VI. Thyrocalcitonin

VII. Species Differences

VIII. Pathology

IX. Conclusions

References

Contributions of Electron Microscopy in Elucidating Placental Structure and Function

I. Introduction

II. Morphological Classification

III. Placental Functions and Their Structural Manifestations

IV. The Placenta as Compared to Definitive Organs

V. Possible Lines of Future Research

References

Author Index

Subject Index