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Electrophysiological Techniques (Current Methods in Cellular Neurobiology, Vol. 3) edited by J. L. Barker and J. F. McKelvy.
Measurement of Neurotransmitter Release In Vivo edited by C. A. Marsden.
Effects of Aging on Regulation of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism (Monographs in Neural Sciences, Vol. 11) edited by C. Fieschi, G. L. Lenzi, and C. W. Loeb.
Glutamine, Glutamate, and GABA in the Central Nervous System (Neurology and Neurobiology, Vol. 7) edited by L. Hertz, E. Kvamme, E. G. McGeer, and A. Schousboe (General Editors: V. Chan-Palay and S. L. Palay).
Cyclic Necleotide Phosphodiesterases (Advances in Cyclic Nucleotide and Protein Phosphorylation Research, Vol. 16) edited by S. J. Strada and W. J. Thompson (General Editors: P. Greengard and G. A. Robison).     

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Taurine: Biological Actions and Clinical Perspectives (Progress in Clinical and Biological Research, Vol. 179 ) edited by S. S. Oja, L. Ahtee, P. Kontro, and M. K. Paasonen.
The Thalamus by E. G. Jones.
Development of Visual Pathways in Mammals (Neurology and Neurobiology, Vol. 9) edited by J. Stone, B. Dreher, and D. H. Rappaport
Folates and Pterins, Volumes 1 and 2 edited by R. L. Blakeley and S. J. Benkovic.     

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Nutrition and the Brain , Vol. 8 by R. J. Wurtman and J. J. Wurtman.
Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology by D. M. Glick.
Antiepileptic Drugs (Third Edition) edited by R. H. Levy, F. E. Dreifuss, R. H. Mattson, B. S. Meldrum, and J. K. Penry.
Developmental Neurobiology (Nestlé Nutrition Workshop Series, Vol. 12) edited by P. Evrard and A. Minkowski.
Allosteric Modulation of Amino Acid Receptors: Therapeutic Implications (Fidia Research Foundation Symposium Series, Vol. 1) by E. A. Barnard and E. Costa.
Neurochemical Pharmacology—A Tribute to B. B. Brodie (Fidia Research Foundation Symposium Series, Vol. 2) edited by E. Costa.
Neuromethods Vol. 11: Carbohydrate and Energy Metabolism edited by A. A. Boulton, G. B. Baker, and R. F. Butterworth.
Adenosine and Adenosine Receptors edited by M. Williams.
Laughing Death: The Untold Story of Kuru by V. Zigas.
Psychoactive Drugs: Tolerance and Sensitization edited by A. J. Goudie and M. W. Emmett-Oglesby.
The NMDA Receptor edited by J. C. Watkins and G. L. Collingridge.
Basic and Clinical Aspects of Neuroscience (Vol. 3): The Role of Brain Dopamine edited by E. Flückiger, E. E. Müller, and M. O. Thorner.
Glycine Neurotransmission edited by O. P. Otterson and J. Storm-Mathisen.
The Neuropeptide Cholecystokinin (CCK): Anatomy and Biochemistry, Receptors, Pharmacology and Physiology edited by J. Hughes, G. Dockray, and G. Woodruff.     

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Nutrition and Neurobiology edited by J. C. Somogyi and D. Hötzel
Benzodiazepine/GABA Receptors and Chloride Channels: Structural and Functional Properties edited by R. W. Olsen and J. C. Venter
Progress in Retinal Research, Volume 5 edited by N. N. Osborne and G. J. Chader     

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Accountability of Bioethics Committees and Consultants by Sigrid Fry Revere.
Research Ethics in Practice : The Animal Ethics Committees in Sweden,
The Beginning of Human Life edited by Fritz K. Beller and Robert F. Weir. Dordecht
Dementia und Aging: Ethics, Values, ad Policy Choices , edited by Robert H. Binstock, Stephen G. Post and Peter J. White-house.
Least Worst Death — Essays in Bioethics on the End of Life by Margaret Pabst Battin.
All God's Mistakes — Genetic Counseling in a Pediatric Hospital by Charles L. Bosk.
Informed Consent: Patient Autonomy and Physician Beneficence within Clinical Medicine by Stephen Wear.     

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A Dictionary of the Flowering Plants and Ferns . By the late J. C. W illis . Seventh edition, revised by H. K. A iry S haw .
The Principles of Pollination Ecology . By K. F aegri and L. van D er P ijl .
Studies in Biology, No. 5, Plant Taxonomy . By V. H. H eywood .
Deadly Harvest . By J ohn M. K ingsbury .
Plant Physiology . By H enrik G. L undegardh . Translated by F. M. I rvine , Translation edited by W. O. J ames .
The Biology of Lichens . By M ason E. H ale J r . In: Contemporary Biology Series, General editors E. J. W. B arrington and A. J. W illis .
Plant Biology Today . Second edition. Ed. by W. A. J ensen and L. G. K avaljian .
Organisation in Plants . Second edition. By B. M. B aron .
Fortschritte der Botanik , Band 28. Ed. by E. B ünning , H. E llenberg , K. E sser , H. M erxmuller and P. S itte .
Taxonomy of Flowering Plants . Second edition. By C. L. P orter .
The Study of Biology . By J. J. W. B aker and G. E. A llen .
Experiments in the Study of Biology . By J. J. W. B aker , G. E. A llen , E. G age and S. K. W ebster .
Grundriss der Phytopathologie iind des Pflanzenschutzes . By H ans -A lfred K irchner .
Bibliography of Seeds . Compiled and edited by L. V. B arton .
Pollen Grains of Western Himalaxan Plants . By P. K. K. N air .
Families of Flowering Plants in Ethiopia . By W. C. B urger .     

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Glial Cell Receptors edited by H. K. Kimelberg
Pineal Research Reviews, Volume 6 , edited by Russel J. Reiter
Neural Darwinism: The Theory of Neuronal Group Selection by G. M. Edelman
Receptor Biochemistry and Methodology , edited by J. C. Venter and L. C. Harrison
Volume 8: Dopamine Receptors , edited by I. Creese and C. M. Fraser
Volume 9: Structure and Physiology of the Slow Inward Calcium Channel , edited by J. C. Venter and D. Triggle
The Alpha-1 Adrenergic Receptors edited by R. R. Ruffolo     

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Ecology, Community and Lifestyle: Outline of an Ecosophy , by Arne Naess (translated and edited by David Rothenberg).
Restoration Ecology: A Synthetic Approach to Ecological Research , edited by W. R. Jordan, M. E. Gilpin and J. D. Aber.
Plankton Ecology: Succession in Plankton Communities , edited by Ulrich Sommer.
Biological Control of Pests, Pathogens and Weeds: Development and Prospects , edited by R. K. S. Wood and M.J. Way.
Large Scale Cell Culture Technology , edited by Bjorn K. Lydersen.
The Story of Silk , by J. Feltwell.
Ecological Experiments: Purpose, Design and Execution , by N. G. Hairston.N 0 5
Molecular Genetics and Comparative Evolution , by J. Langridge.     

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Advances in Neuroblastoma Research (Progress in Clinical and Biological Research , Vol. 175) edited by A. E. Evans, G. J. D'Angio, and R. C. Seeger. Alan R. Liss
Neurochemical Techniques in Insect Research edited by H. Breer and T. A. Miller.
Cell Culture in the Neurosciences edited by J. E. Bottenstein and G. Sato.
The Developing Brain and Its Disorders edited by M. Arima, Y. Suzuki, and H. Yabuuchi.
Neurobiology: Current Comparative Approaches edited by R. Gilles and J. Balthazart.     

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Pineal Research Reviews, Volume 4 edited by R. J. Reiter. Alan R. Liss.
Two Hemispheres—One Brain. Functions of the Corpus Callosum (Neurology and Neurobiology, Volume 17) edited by F. Lepore, M. Ptito, and H. H. Jasper. Alan R. Liss.
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Anesthetics edited by S. H. Roth and K. W. Miller.
Memory, Imprinting and the Brain: An Inquiry into Mechanisms (Oxford Psychology Series, Volume 10) by G. Horn.     

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Quantitative Neuroanatomy in Transmitter Research edited by L. F. Agnati and K. Fuxe.     

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Biogeography. An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach , 5th Ed., by C. B. Cox and P. D. Moore.
Classification, Evolution and the Nature of Biology , by A. L. Panchen.
Biodiversity of the Southeastern United States Aquatic Communities , edited by C. T. Hackney, S. M. Adams and W. H. Martin.
Bryophytes and Lichens in a Changing Environment , edited by J. W. Bates and A. M. Farmer.
Atlas of Paleoclimates and Paleoenvironments of the Northern Hemisphere, Late Pleistocene—Holocene , edited by B. Frenzel, M. Pecsi and A. A. Velicho.
Cladistics. A Practical Course in Systematics. The Systematics Association Publication Mo. 10. , by P. L. Forey, C. J. Humphries, I. J. Kitching, R. W. Scotland, D. J. Siebert and D. M. Williams.
Life, The Science of Biology. 3rd Ed. by W. K. Purves, G. H. Orians and H. C. Heller.
The Proterozoic Biosphere. A Multidisciplinary Study , edited by J. W. Schopf and C. Klein.     

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The North American Grasshoppers:Volume II Acrididae, Oedipodinae , by D. Otte.
Animal Behavior and ils Applicaiions, by Derek V. Ellis.
Bracken:Ecology, Land Use and Control Technology, edited by R. T. Smith and J. A. Taylor.
Functional Vertebrate Morphology, edited by M. Hildebrand, D. M. Bramble, K. F. Liem and D. B. Wake.
Air Pollution by Pholochemical Oxidants, edited by R. Guderian.
Physiological Ecology of Lichens (Cambridge Studies in Ecology), by Kenneth A. Kershaw.
The Evolutionary Ecology of Ant-Plant mutualisms , by A. J. Beattie.
Fundamentals of Insect Physiology, edited by Murray S. Blum.
The Leajhppers and Planthoppers, edited by L. R. Nault and J. G. Rodriguez.     

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Photoreceptors (NATO AS1 Series A. Life Sciences, Vol. 75) edited by A. Borsellino and L. Cervetto
Hormonal Control of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis edited by K. W. McKerns and Z. Naor
International Review of Neurobiology , Vol. 25 edited by C. C. Pfeiffer and J. R. Smythies.
The Neurobiology of Zinc edited by C. J. Frederickson, G. A. Howell, and E. J. Kasarskis, Alan R. Liss     

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The Hypothalamic pituitary-Adrenal Axis: physiol-ogy, pathophysiology, and Psychiatric Implications edited by Alan F Schatzberg and Charles B Nemeroff.
Peptides (Neuromethods, Vol. 6) edited by A. A. Boul-ton, G. B. Baker, and Q. G. Pittman.
Trace Amines: Comparative and Clinical Neurobiology edited by A. A. Boulton, A. V. Juorio, and R. G. H. Downer.
Neurodegenerative Disorders: The Role Played by Endotoxins and Xenobiotics edited by G. Nappi, O. Hor-nykiewicz, R. G. Fariello, A. Agnoli, and H. Klawans.
The Neural and Behavioral Organization of Goal-Directed Movements by M. Jeannerod.
Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology (Vol. 10.) edited by L. Martini and W. F. Ganong.
Voltammetry in the Neurosciences edited by J. B. Justice, Jr.     

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Functional Properties of Cortical Cells (Cerebral Cortex Vol. 2) edited by E. G. Jones and A. Peters.
Neural Transplants. Development and Function edited by J. R. Sladek, Jr. and D. H. Gash.
Current Topics in Research on Synapses, Volumes 1 and 2 edited by D. G. Jones, Alan R. Liss     

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Dung Beetle Ecology , edited by I. Hanski and Y. Cambefort.
The Environmental Impact of Burrowing Animals and Animal Burrows (Symposia of the Zoological Society of London No. 63) , edited by P. S. Meadows and A. Meadows.
Mammoths, Mastodonts and Elephants , by G. Haynes
Major Events in the History of Life , edited by J. W. Schopf.
Thomas Horsfield's Zoological Researches in Java and the Neighbouring Islands , with a memoir by J. Bastin.
Reproductive Biology of the Invertebrates, Vol. IV Part B, Fertilization, Development and Parental Care , edited by K. G. Adiyodi & R. G. Adiyodi     

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A History of Neurophysiology in the 19th Century by Mary A. B. Brazier.
Psychopharmacology: The Third Generation of Progress edited by H. Y. Meltzer.
Molecular Genetics of Neurological and Neuromuscular Disease (Advances in Neurology, Volume 48) edited by Stefano DiDonato, Salvatore DiMauro, Angelo Mamoli, and Lewis P. Rowland.
Molecular Neurobiology in Neurology and Psychiatry (Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease [ARNMD], Research Publications, Volume 65) edited by Eric R. Kandel.
Central Nervous System Disorders of Aging: Clinical Intervention and Research (Aging, Volume 33) edited by Randy Strong, W. Gibson Wood, and William J. Burk.
Animal Models of Dementia: A Synaptic Neurochemical Perspective (Neurology and Neurobiology, Vol. 33) edited by Joseph T. Coyle.     

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The Ants , by B. Holldobler and E. O. Wilson.
Intraspecific Variation in the Social Systems of Wild Vertebrates , by D. F. Lott.
Evolutionary Trends , edited by K. J. McNamara.
Fish Evolution and Systematics: Evidence from Spermatozoa , by B. G. M. Jamieson.
The Evolution of Homo erectus , by G. P. Rightmire.
A World List of Mammalian Species (Third Edition) , by G. B. Corbet and J. E. Hill.
Coral Reefs. Nature's Richest Realm , by R. Steene.     

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Glutamic Acid: Advances in Biochemistry and Physiology (Monographs of the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Editors L. J. F iler , J r ., S. G arattini , M. R. K are , W. A nn R eynolds & R. J. W urtman )
Functional Biochemistry of the Neuroglia by L. Z. P evzner .