Published in 1988, with chapter summaries in 6 languages, papers presented at the Merck Sharp and Dohme International Medical Advisory Council in 1987. Authors Al Alberts, William Asscher, Sir Richard Bayliss, Alex Bearn, Konrad Bloch, Boyd Clarke, James Cleeman, Pierre Corvol, Ramzi Cotran, Sir Colin Dollery, Detlev Ganten, Scott Grundy, Joel Hay, Hiroo Imura, Colin Johnston, Desmond Julian, Michael Langman, Louis Lasagna, John Ledingham, Claude Lenfant, Harry Lewis, Ruedi Luthy, Robert Mahley, Kalman Mezey, Michael Munro, Federico Moncloa, Ragnar Norrby, Derek North, Keith Peters, Philip Poole-Wilson, Kalevi Pyorala, Johan Reiber, Heonir Rocha, Frank Sacks, Eve Slater, Robert Smith, Thomas Smith, Peter Stone, Kinsuke Tsuda, Ricardo Veronesi, Yawara Yoshitoshi,