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Atlas of the Developing Rat Nervous System

In response to the explosion of research in developmental neurobiology, this new edition of the Atlas of the Developing Rat Brain has been expanded to include all of the plates… Read more

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In response to the explosion of research in developmental neurobiology, this new edition of the Atlas of the Developing Rat Brain has been expanded to include all of the plates and diagrams of the previous book, PLUS an additional 95 plates and 95 diagrams delineating the entire rat nervous system. Atlas of the Developing Rat Nervous System features large, high-magnification photographs of serial brain sections of the embryonic and neonatal laboratory rat, with opposing fully labeled diagrams. Complementing the classic atlas by Paxinos and Watson, The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates, Second Edition (Academic Press, 1986), this new atlas is the standard reference for developmental neuroscientists.

Key features

@introbul:Key Features
@bul:* Provides section-by-section photographs and accompanying labeled diagrams of the embryonic and neonatal rat brain
* Shows brain development at Embryonic Days 14 (Whole embryo), 16, 17, and 19, as well as Postnatal Day 0
* Delineates nerves, ganglia, arteries, veins, bones, and foramina of the head on Embryonic Days 14 and 19
* Depicts 912 brain structures or their primordial counterparts
* Large size in an easy-to-use, spiral-bound format
* Includes a full list of abbreviations, index of structures, and references
* 224 photographs alongside meticulously drawn diagrams depict the central and peripheral nervous system and other body organs
* Depicts ages E14, E16, and E19 in the customary coronal and sagittal planes and E17 and P0 in the coronal plane

Readership

Researchers and advanced students in neuroscience, physiology, anatomy/histology, and developmental biology

Table of contents

Introduction.
Dating Embryos and Other Nomenclature Questions.
Timed Pregnancies.
Names of Structures.
The Bases of Delineation of Structures.
Photography.
Drawings.
Histology:
Embryonic Day 14 Coronal (E14 Cor).
Embryonic Day 14 Sagittal (E14 Sag).
Embryonic Day 16 Coronal (E16 Cor).
Embryonic Day 16 Sagittal (E16 Sag).
Embryonic Day 17 Coronal (E17 Cor).
Embryonic Day 19 Coronal (E19 Cor).
Embryonic Day 19 Sagittal (E19 Sag).
Postnatal Day 0 (P0).
References.
List of Structures.
Index of Abbreviations.
Figures.

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About the authors

IT

Istvan Tork

Affiliations and expertise
Formerly of University of New South Wales

KA

Ken Ashwell

Ken Ashwell works in the School of Medical Sciences at The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Affiliations and expertise
School of Medical Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

GP

George Paxinos

George Paxinos has written 62 books on the brain of humans, monkeys, rodents and birds. His first atlas, The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates, is the most cited neuroscience publication. His Atlas of the Human Brain received The Award for Excellence in Publishing in Medical Science (Assoc American Publishers, 1997) and The British Medical Association Illustrated Book Award (2016). His eco-fiction book A River Divided (georgepaxinos.com.au) considers the question of whether the brain in the Goldilocks Zone - the right “size” for survival.

Affiliations and expertise
NHMRC Senior Principal, NeuRA, Australia

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