Howell's Textbook of Physiology

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 pli3'siological studies of sex and aviation include the latest developments in these rapidly unfolding items of knowledge. Perhaps the sections on nervous system which take up nearly half of the book could have been reduced to provide space for endocrinology which is still treated along old lines. The alleged features in an old picture of a decerebrated cat (hyperextension of the neck, opisthotonos and extension of the tail, on page 187) are not very striking. The book is fully representative of modern American physiology and will provide reliable reference to postgraduate workers anywhere. Undergraduates particularly interested in the subject and physicians who keep abreast with the times will find it helpful. The printing and illustrations, nearly all in black and white, are excellent. No printer's errors attract attention. The paper and binding are decidedly better than those of most standard books produced under economy standards.