The chemistry and physiology of growth / J.H. Northrop [and others] ; [edited by A.K. Parpart].

Princeton : Princeton Univ. Press, 1949.

vii, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

"An outgrowth of a conference ... held in Princeton in September l946 in celebration of the bicentennial of Princeton University"

Enzymes and the synthesis of proteins, by J.H. Northrop.--Molecular morphology and growth, by F.O. Schmitt.--Plant growth hormones, by K.V. Thimann.--Unidentified vitamins and growth factors, by Karl Folkers.--The kinetics of growth of microorganisms, by C.B. van Niel.--Cellular metabolism and growth, by E.S. Guzman Barron.--Differential growth, by Paul Weiss.--Problems of oganization, by J.S. Nicholas.--Neoplastic abnormal growth, by C.P. Rhoads.--The adrenal gland, a regulatory factor, by C.N.H. Long.

Includes "References"