The Spinal Cord from Gestational Week 4 to the 4th Postnatal Month

List of contents

Introduction. The First Trimester. The Second Trimester. The Third Trimester. The Early Postnatal Period. 3-D Reconstructions. Summary and Conclusions. References. Index.

About the author

Shirley A. Bayer, Joseph Altman

Summary

Sets the stage with coverage of the spinal cord from gestational week 4 to the 4th postnatal month. This book includes 3D color images that provide a view of the structural changes during spinal cord morphogenesis. It provides quantitative summaries of several ontogenetic trends. It features various stages of spinal cord development.

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First Prize Winner in the Medicine Category, 2003 British Medical Association Library Book Competition. Also nominated for Best Medical book of 2003 "First rate."-Sidney A. Simon, Ph.D.Department of NeurobiologyDuke University Medical Center"The Atlas is very well organized ... Bayer and Altman are outstanding when it comes to thoroughness, competence and aesthetic feeling."-Tomas Hökfelt, Ph.D.Department of NeuroscienceKarolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Altman, Joseph (Indianapolis Altman, Altman Joseph, Shirley A. Bayer, Shirley A. (Indianapolis Bayer, Bayer Shirley A.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.05.2002
• EAN: 9780849314209
• ISBN: 978-0-8493-1420-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Weight: 630 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, farbige Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: Atlas of Human Central Nervous System Development; Atlas of Human Central Nervous System Development
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Embryology, Embryology