A broadly international group of specialists have contributed 21 articles on various functions of the autonomic nervous system, or ANS. Among the functions considered are sympathetic innervation of the kidney, nerve control of bladder function, sleep regulation, major depression, the airways, hypertension, the sympathetic nervous system, and thermoregulation. Although there is no introduction, several articles are devoted to broad topics, including the structural and chemical organization of the autonomic neuroeffector system and organ specificity of ANS responses. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)