RT Journal T1 THe functions of the endocrine glands JF Journal of the American Medical Association JO Journal of the American Medical Association YR 1959 FD September 12 VO 171 IS 2 SP 246 OP 246 DO 10.1001/jama.1959.03010200114024 UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1959.03010200114024 AB This book deals mostly with developmental anatomy and to a lesser extent with histology. The material presented is basic, but it is incomplete as regards its usefulness to both the student of medicine and to the graduate physician. The practicing physician will find the material inadequate with regard to clinical application. The illustrations are schematic and for the most part too simplified, but the chemical formulas are adequate. The subject matter and data are derived more from laboratory animals than from human beings. The author, in