Developmental Brain Maps
Structure of the Embryonic Rat Brain
Published on 8. November 1996
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-0-444-81903-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a companion to the atlas of the adult rat brain (Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain, Elsevier, 1992), using a consistent approach to nomenclature and graphical representation.The two goals of the approach used for the book, are to clarify the basic structural plan of the mammalian brain, and to generate computer graphics maps for summarizing related information, using the rat as a particular model. Included is also a discussion of how similar the development of rat and mouse brains may be, and thus how useful the maps may be as a guide to mouse brain development.The heart of the book is, of course, the atlases of the brain at progressive stages of embryogenesis. Nine representative ages are used, from the simple neural plate stage, to a time just before birth. At each stage, enough levels are presented to illustrate the major known structural features, with additional supporting planes and photomicrographs.The second component of the book discusses the classical approach to interpreting the gross structure of the developing brain, while a third component is more theoretical, and deals with methods to produce flattened maps or footprints of the central nervous system. Finally problems associated with identifying specific structures in the embryonic brain, and the many inconsistencies found in nomenclature associated with the developing and adult rat brain are presented.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index, references
Weight
2430 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-444-81903-1 (9780444819031)
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Persons
Content
Foreword. I. Overview. II. Structural differentiation of the brain. A. Neural plate differentiation: polarity, symmetry, and regionalization. B. Neural tube formation: Invagination. C. Brain vesicles and neuromeres: Transverse regionalization. 1. Extent of transverse regionalization. 2. Neuromeres versus segments. D. The birth of neurones: Longitudinal regionalization. E. Nonradial migration and fate mapping. III. Later development of major brain regions. A. Forebrain. 1. Endbrain: Cortex and basal nuclei. 2. Interbrain: Retina, thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary. B. Midbrain and hindbrain. C. Differentiation of the midline. IV. Mapping developmental patterns. A. Major axes (longitudinal and transverse) and plane of section. B. Flat maps of the neural tube. C. Mapping experimental results. V. Problems of identification and nomenclature. VI. Comparing mouse and rat brain development. VII. Materials and methods. VIII. Atlas of developmental stages (photographs and drawings). A. Embryonic day 8: gastrulation. B. Embryonic day 9: the neural plate and optic stalk. C. Embryonic day 10: the 3 primary brain vesicles. D. Embryonic day 11: the 5 vesicle stage. E. Embryonic day 12: extensive mantle layer formation. 1. Transverse series. 2. Horizontal series. F. Embryonic day 13: mantle layer differentiation. G. Embryonic day 14: further mantle differentiation. H. Embryonic day 15: further mantle differentiation. 1. Transverse series. 2. Horizontal series. I. Embryonic day 17: further mantle differentiation. 1. Transverse series. 2. Horizontal series. J. Embryonic day 20: most adult cell groups recognizable. List of abbreviations. References. Index.