BRITISH CHEMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS

ForewordHistorical.— T h e Bureau lias been responsible for the production o f Abstracts for the

past 17 years. It was formed as a jo int committee o f T he Chem ical Society and T h e Society o f Chem ical Industry with the object o f securing uniform ity in style and format and elim inating the overlap which had previously existed when each Society produced its own Abstracts. T h e scope o f the Bureau was enlarged in 1938 when, by agreem ent with the Physiological Society and T h e Biochemical Society, the Biochem istry Section o f Abstracts A . was combined with Physiological Abstracts (previously published b y T he Physiological Society) under the new title “ Physiology and Biochem istry.” In 1939 an arrangement 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

Anatom y).”

Modifications.— T h e general arrangement o f the Abstracts followed in 1941 w ill be con­tinued during the present year, with the exception that a new classification has been adopted for Abstracts A ., II . Three new sub-sections (Sugars and Glucosides; Sterols and Steroid Sapogenins; Alkaloids) have been added, and the nam e o f the Terpene sub-section has been extended to “ Terpenes and Triterpenoid Sapogenins.” In addition, all organo- metallic compounds (aliphatic, aromatic, etc.) will be placed in one class, and the abstracts on “ M iscellaneous U nclassifiable Substances ” will be moved nearer the end o f the section.

A n extended system o f cross-references will be introduced w ithin each section o f Abstracts A ., thus conform ing w ith the system current in Abstracts B.

T h e classification o f the six Sections o f the Abstracts is given on the next page.T h e Bureau w ill welcom e at any time suggestions from users o f the Abstracts for their

im provem ent. T h e Editor w ill be pleased to give readers the names o f libraries in which

the various journals abstracted m ay be consulted.

Prices.— T h e prices o f the Abstracts to non-members are as follows :

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

Prices to Fellows o f T h e Chem ical Society, M em bers o f T h e Society o f Chem ical Industry, and Fellows and Associates o f T h e 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 bodies.

B (A ., III.)

BRITISH CHEMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS

A.—PURE CHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGYI.— General, Physical, and Inorganic Chemistry

I. Sub-atomics.II. Molecular Structure.

III . Crystal Structure.IV. Physical Properties of Pure Substances(not included above).V. Solutions and Mixtures.

VI. Kinctic 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 Chemistry

I. Aliphatic.II. Sugars and Glucosides.

I II . Homocyclic.IV. Sterols and Steroid Sapogenins.

V. Terpenes and Triterpenoid Sapogenins.VI. Hcterocyclic.

V II. Alkaloids.V III. Organo-metallic Compounds.

IX . Proteins.X. Miscellaneous Undassifiable Substances.

X I. Analysis.III.— Physiology and Biochemistry (including

Anatomy)I. General Anatomy and Morphology.

II. Descriptive and Experimental Em­bryology. Heredity.

III . Physical Anthropology.IV. Cytology, Histology, and Tissue Culture.V. Blood and Lymph.

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

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

X I. Ductless Glands, excluding Gonads.'X II. Reproduction.

X III. Digestive System.XIV. Liver and Bile.

XV. Kidney and Urine.XVI. Other Organs, Tissues, and Body- Fluids.

X V II. Tumours.X V III. Nutrition and Vitamins.

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

X X I. Physiology of Work and Industrial Hygiene.

X X II. Radiations.X X III. Physical and Colloidal Chemistry.XXIV. Enzymes.XXV. Microbiological and Immunological

Chemistry. Allergy.XXVI. Plant Physiology.

X X V II. Plant Constituents.X X V III. Apparatus and Analytical Methods.

X X IX . New Books.

B.—APPLIED CHEMISTRYI.— General and Inorganic Industrial Chemistry

I. General; P lant; Machinery.II. Fuel; Gas; T a r; Mineral Oils.

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

V I. Metals; Metallurgy, including Electro­metallurgy.V II. Explosives; Matches.

II.— Industrial Organic Chemistry

I. Organic Intermediates.I I . DycstufTs.

I II . Fibres; Textiles; Cellulose; Paper.

IV. Bleaching; Dyeing; Printing; Finishing. V, Fats; Oils; Soaps

VI. Plastics; Resins; Paints; Coating Com­positions.V II. Rubber.

V III. Leather; Glue.IX. Photographic Materials and Processes.HI.— Agriculture, Foods, Sanitation, etc.

I. Agriculture.II. Sugars; Starches; Gums.

III . Fermentation Industries.IV. Foods.V. Medicinal Substances; Essential Oils.

VI- Sanitation ; Water.