The embryonic human brain : an atlas of developmental stages

Author/Creator:

O'Rahilly, Ronan

Publication/Creation:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Liss, ©2006

Resource Type:

Book

Edition:

Third edition

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

The embryonic human brain : an atlas of developmental stages / Ronan O'Rahilly, Fabiola Müller

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

Müller, Fabiola
Wiley InterScience (Online service)

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Electronic books
Atlases

Subjects:

Brain--Differentiation--Atlases
Brain--Growth--Atlases
Brain
Embryonic Development

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Preface to the third edition -- 1. Historical aspects -- 2. Techniques -- 3. Prenatal measurements -- 4. Embryonic staging -- 5. Prenatal age -- 6. Terminology -- 7. Early stages -- 8. Stage 8: The first appearance of the nervous system -- 9. Stage 9: The major divisions of the brain -- 10. Stage 10: The neural tube and the optic primordium -- 11. Stage 11: Closure of the rostral neuropore -- 12. Stage 12: Closure of the caudal neuropore and the beginning of secondary neurulation -- 13. Stage 13: The closed neural tube and the first appearance of the cerebellum -- 14. Stage 14: The future cerebral hemispheres -- 15. Stage 15: Longitudinal zoning in the diencephalon -- 16. Stage 16: Evagination of the neurohypophysis -- 17. Stage 17: The future olfactory bulbs and the first amygdaloid nuclei -- 18. Stage 18: The future corpus striatum, the inferior cerebellar peduncles, and the dentate nucleus -- 19. Stage 19: The choroid plexus of the fourth ventricle and the medical accessory olivary nucleus -- 20. Stage 20: The choroid plexus of the lateral ventricles, the optic and habenular commissures, and the interpeduncular and septal nuclei -- 21. Stage 21: The first appearance of the cortical plate in the cerebral hemispheres -- 22. Stage 22. The internal capsule and the olfactory bulbs -- 23. Stage 23. The brain at the end of the embryonic period -- 24. Trimester 1, Postembryonic phase; Early postembryonic phase; Later postembryonic phase -- 25. Trimester 2 -- 26. Trimester 3 and the newborn; Supplement: Early postnatal life -- Bibliography -- Appendix 1. Changing lengths of the brain and its subdivisions from 3 1/2 to 5 1/2 weeks (stages 9-16) -- Appendix 2. Computer ranking of the sequence of appearance of features of the brain -- Appendix 3. Sequence and stage of appearance of median features of the brain -- Appendix 4. Sequence and stage of appearance of tracts of the brain -- Appendix 5. Sequence and stage of appearance of features associated with the rhombencephalon -- Index.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (ix, 358 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Local Note:

Available to current Emory University students, faculty and staff.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936681816102486

ISBN:

0471973084
9780471973089
0471973076
9780471973072

OCLC Number:

85785099

Other Identifiers:

doi: 10.1002/0471973084