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3rd edition. Updated and expanded, with over 200 new labelled scanning electron micrographs, and more.
List of contents
Preface to the first editionPreface to the second editionPreface to the third editionSome highlights in the history of chick embryologyChapter 1: The hen's egg and its formation Chapter 2: Techniques Chapter 3: Early stages Chapter 4: Establishment of the embryonic body Chapter 5: External appearance and polarity Chapter 6: Heart, blood vessels and lymphatics Chapter 7: Urino-genital system Chapter 8: Gut, coelom and respiratory system Chapter 9: Nervous system Chapter 10: Skeleton and muscles Chapter 11: The Integument Chapter 12: Endocrine glands Chapter 13: Extra-embryonic membranesPlate Section: Includes 231 full-page Plates to illustrate chick development stagesAppendices: Normal tables References Index
About the author
BSc (hons) in Zooloy, University of Birmingham UK 1947PhD in Zoology (Embryology), University of London 1951, supervised by Sir Gavin deBeer and Michael Abercrombie.Apart from brief periods in Anatomy Department, Cambridge and Department of Biology, St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical School, academic posts have all been at UCL (University College London). Retired 1991 as Emeritus Professor in Embryology.Research predominantly on early chick embryos concerned mainly with problems of tissue interaction, gastrulation and segmentation.Founder member of Embryologists’ Club, the predecessor of BSDB (British Society of Developmental Biology). Served on several editorial boards, including JEEM (now Development) and Anatomy and Embryology. Publications: approximately 120, including 2 books, 5 edited books.
