BRITISH CHEMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS

Foreword

TH E Bureau has been responsible for the production o f Abstracts for the past 17 years. It was formed as a joint committee o f T he Chem ical Society and T he Society o f Chem ical Industry with the object o f securing uniform ity in style and format and

elim inating the overlap wljich had previously existed when each Society produced its own Abstracts. T he scope o f the Bureau was enlarged in 1938 when, by agreem ent with the Physiological Society and T he Biochem ical Society, the Biochemistry Section o f Abstracts A was combined with Physiological Abstracts (previously published b y T h e Physiological Society) under the new title “ Physiology and Biochem istry.” In 1939 an arrangem ent was made with T he Anatom ical Society o f G reat Britain and Ireland w hereby this Section o f the Abstracts was further extended by the inclusion o f four sections on Anatom y, and the title was accordingly changed to “ Physiology and Biochemistry (including A n atom y).”

It is the constant endeavour o f the Bureau to improve the service given to readers. Starting with this issue, the type has been changed and a new system o f num bering o f each column introduced in order to facilitate reference. Sub-headings, similar to those in Abstracts A ., I l l and B, have been introduced into Sections A ., I and A ., II for the same purpose.

A more fundam ental change is the division o f B Abstracts into three Sections dealing respectively with General and Inorganic Industrial Chem istry (B., I), Industrial O rganic Chem istry (B., II), and Agriculture, Foods, Sanitation, etc. (B., I l l ) , corresponding roughly with the three Sections o f A Abstracts.

T he classification o f the six Sections o f the Abstracts is given on the next page.T he Bureau will welcome at any time suggestions from users o f the Abstracts for their

improvement.

T h e prices o f the Abstracts to non-members are as follow s:

A ., I . • • £2 : 10 : o B., I . . . £ 1 : 10 : oA ., II • • . 2 : 10 : o B., II . . . 1 : 1 0 : 0A. , I l l • • . 4 : 0 : 0 B., I l l . . 1 : 1 0 : 0A ., Index . . • 8 : 6 B., Index . . . 6 : 6

Prices to Fellows o f T he Chem ical Society, M em bers o f T he Society o f Chem ical Industry, and Fellows and Associates o f T he Institute o f Chem istry who have participated in the new scheme o f co-operation m ay be obtained from the officers o f the respective

1 odies.A ( A . , I . )

BRITISH CHEMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTSA —PURE CHEMISTRY

I.—General, Physical, and Inorganic ChemistryI. Sub-atomics.

II. Molecular Structure.III . Crystal Structure.IV . Physical Properties of Pure Substances

(not included above).V. Solutions and Mixtures.

V I. K inetic Theory. Thermodynamics.V II. Electrochemistry.

V III . Reactions.IX . New or Improved Methods of Preparing

Substances.X . Analysis.

X I. Apparatus.X II. Lecture Experiments and Historical.

X III . Geochemistry.

II.—Organic ChemistryI. Aliphatic.

II. Homocyclic.I I I . Terpenes.IV. Miscellaneous Unclassifiable Substances.V. Heterocyclic.

V I. Organo-metallic Compounds.V II. Proteins.

V III . Analysis.HI.—Physiology and Biochemistry (including

Anatomy)I. General Anatomy and Morphology.

I I . Descriptive and Experimental Em ­bryology. Heredity.

B.—APPLIEDI-—General and Inorganic Industrial Chemistry

I. G eneral; P lan t; Machinery.II. Fuel; G as; T a r; M ineral Oils.

I II . Acids; Alkalis; Salts; Non-metallic Ele­ments.IV. Glass; Ceramics.V. Building Materials.

V I. M etals; Metallurgy, including Electro­metallurgy.V II. :Explosives; Matches.

II*—Industrial Organic ChemistryI. Organic Intermediates.

II. Dyestuffs.I I I . Fibres; Textiles; Cellulose; Paper.

AND PHYSIOLOGYI I I . Physical Anthropology.IV . Cytology, Histology, and Tissue Culture.V. Blood and Lymph.

V I. Vascular System.V II. Respiration and Blood Gases.

V III . Muscle.IX . Nervous System.X. Sense Organs.

X I. Ductless Glands, excluding Gonads.X l l . Reproduction.

X III . Digestive System.X IV . Liver and Bile.XV. Kidney and Urine.

X V I. O ther Organs, Tissues, and Body- Fluids.

X V II. Tumours.X V III. N utrition and Vitamins.

X IX . Metabolism, General and Special.X X . Pharmacology and Toxicology.

X X I. Physiology of Work and IndustrialHygiene.

X X II. Radiations.X X III . Physical and Colloidal Chemistry.X X IV . Enzymes.

X X V . Microbiological and ImmunologicalChemistry. Allergy.

X X V I. P lant Physiology.X X V II. Plant Constituents.

X X V III. A pparatus and Analytical Methods.X X IX . New Books.

CHEMISTRYIV. Bleaching; Dyeing; Printing; Finishing. V. Fats; Oils; Soaps

V I. Plastics; Resins; Paints; Coating Com­positions.

V II. Rubber.V III . L eather; Glue.

IX . Photographic Materials and Processes.

III.—Agriculture, Foods, Sanitation, etc.I. Agriculture. •

I I . Sugars; Starches; Gums.I II . Ferm entation Industries.IV . Foods.V. Medicinal Substances; Essential Oils.

V I. Sanitation; W ater.