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In this second volume of Strong on Music, Vera Brodsky Lawrence carries into the 1850s her landmark account of the nineteenth-century New York music scene. Using music entries from George Templeton Strong's famous journals—most published here for the first time—as a point of departure, Lawrence provides a vivid portrait of a vibrant musical culture. Each chapter presents one year in the musical life of New York City, with Lawrence's extensive commentary enriched both by excerpts from Strong's diaries and a lavish selection of little-known music criticism and comment from the period. The reviews, written by an often truculent, sometimes venal tribe of music journalists, cover the entire w...
Table 1 (Continuation) Reference Subject J. DAVIS, 1957, 1960b, 1961b, 1962b, 1963a; Regulation of secretion FARRELL, 1958; BARTTER et aI., 1959; DENTON et aI., 1959, 1960; COGHLAN et aI., 1960; FOURMAN, 1962; MULRow and GANONG, 1962, 1964; WRIGHT, 1962; BLAIR-WEST et al., 1963b; HOUDAS and FAVAREL GARRIGUES, 1963 Relation of secretion to changes BARTTER, 1958 in intravascular volume Angiotensin (see Renin-angiotensin system) Blood volume and tonicity Regulation BLACK, 1954; E. BROWN et aI., 1957; WELT, 1957; BARTTER, 1963; GAUER and HENRY, 1963 Receptors regulating SMITH, 1957 Oerebral cortex and cardiovascular function HOFF et aI., 1963 Drugs affecting endocrine function GAUNT et al., 1961...
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Revised throughout, the 5th Edition of this leading reference presents a complete and up-to-date review and analysis of all aspects of endocrinology, diabetes, and bone metabolism. Readers will also find state-of-the-art information on genetics, proteinomics, and hormone signaling, and coverage of the field's hottest topics in nearly 20 new chapters. Joined by an international team of leading expertsmany new to this editionDrs. Jameson and DeGroot provide guidance that integrates the basic science of endocrinology with clinical medicine and the practical management of endocrine disorders. A clinical focus emphasizes diagnosis and therapy.
Endocrine Methods contains descriptions of contemporary and cutting-edge methodologies in various areas of endocrinology, including receptor theory and immunologic techniques for endocrine research. The book presents step-by-step procedures easily available to study the endocrine system and includes experts in their respective fields as contributors. The book presents step-by-step procedures for many important areas of endocrine target organs.Endocrine Methods serves as a valuable methodological resource for investigators using endocrine methods.Includes comprehensive, yet rapid methodical proceduresOffers a wide spectrum of assays including both in vivo and in vitro systems important to the several areas of hormone researchDescribes several techniques for studying receptors, examining osteoblast activity, and measuring parathyroid hormonesEncompasses a host of important research tools that can be utilized by the toxicologist and other biomedical scientists
A sourcebook of contemporary and historical commentary on America's first popular mass entertainment.
The first comparative history of African American and Black British artists, artworks, and art movements, Stick to the Skin traces the lives and works of over fifty painters, photographers, sculptors, and mixed-media, assemblage, installation, video, and performance artists working in the United States and Britain from 1965 to 2015. The artists featured in this book cut to the heart of hidden histories, untold narratives, and missing memories to tell stories that "stick to the skin" and arrive at a new "Black lexicon of liberation." Informed by extensive research and invaluable oral testimonies, Celeste-Marie Bernier’s remarkable text forcibly asserts the originality and importance of Blac...
From the Gibson Girl to the flapper, from the vamp to the New Woman, Carolyn Kitch traces mass media images of women to their historical roots on magazine covers, unveiling the origins of gender stereotypes in early-twentieth-century American culture.