Science for University Students. Part II. Translations. Сологуб Л.И. - 46 стр.

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of interest in vertebrate chemoreception is fueled by a series of rapid successes
in molecular studies of peripheral mechanisms.
The Vertebrate Olfactory System by Norbert Halász provides a timely,
detailed compendium that integrates this vast amount of historic and recent
information into a comprehensive description of the olfactory system. The
painstaking detail with which different cell types and their connections are
described and the more than 1000 references cited attest to the epic endeavor
undertaken by Halász in writing this monograph.
The Vertebrate Olfactory System follows the publication of several other
books on olfaction, including Neurobiology of Taste and Smell (T. E. Finger and
W. L. Silver, Eds., Wiley-Interscience), an excellent introduction to vertebrate
chemoreception, and Molecular Neurobiology of the Olfactory System (F. L.
Margolis and T. V. Getchell, Eds., Plenum), a series of well-chosen chapters
presenting recent promising advances in molecular explorations of the olfactory
system. Halász’s book differs from these earlier ones in its exhaustive
documentation, which renders it particularly useful as a reference work for
experts but exceeds the level of general introduction most useful to the novice.
Such a reader would benefit from reading Neurobiology of Taste and Smell prior
to tackling The Vertebrate Olfactory System.
Another distinguishing quality of this book stems from its having a single
author. Though this has resulted in a coherent style and viewpoint, it has also
resulted in a bias towards the author’s own expertise. Of the nine chapters that
constitute the work, the chapter describing morphological, immunohisto-
chemical, and electrophysiological aspects of the olfactory bulb occupies almost
two-thirds of the book, leaving information on other aspects of olfaction, such as
peripheral mechanisms, the accessory olfactory system, behavior, and human
olfaction, somewhat underrepresented. This chapter is definitely the strong point
of the book. It contains the most comprehensive description to date of the neural
inputs, outputs, and interconnections that make up the circuitry of the olfactory
bulb and provides an encyclopedic documentation of the morphologies,
connections, and neurotransmitter contents of virtually every cell of the
olfactory bulb that has ever been described. It also connects well with the two
chapters that follow it, which describe the olfactory tract and microcircuitry in
olfactory cortical areas.
Throughout this book, Halász displays an almost uncanny familiarity with
intimate details of decades of literature. He wisely steers clear of controversy
and limits himself to well-established experimental facts in providing a unified
overview of the functional anatomy of the olfactory system. In doing so, he has
provided a monograph that will remain a valuable source of information for
many years to come.
Robert R.H. Anholt
Department of Neurobiology,
Duke University,
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