Atlas of the Spinal Cord: Mouse, Rat, Rhesus, Marmoset, and Human - Hardcover

Sengul, Gulgun; Watson, Charles; Tanaka, Ikuko; Paxinos AO (BA MA PhD DSc) FASSA FAA, George

9780123978769: Atlas of the Spinal Cord: Mouse, Rat, Rhesus, Marmoset, and Human

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0123978769 ISBN 13: 9780123978769

Publisher: Academic Press, 2012

"The Atlas of the Spinal Cord" is the first comprehensive atlas of rodent and primate spinal cords. This atlas features histological images and labeled drawings of every segment from rat, mouse, marmoset monkey, rhesus monkey, and human spinal cords. Nissl-stained section images and matching drawings for each segment is supplemented by up to four histochemical or immuno histochemical images on a facing page. The neuron groups supplying major limb muscles are identified in each species. Constructed by the established leaders in neuroanatomical atlas development, this new atlas will be the indispensible resource for scientists who work on rodent or primate spinal cord.It also features: full-color photographic images of Nissl-stained sections from every spinal cord segment in each of two rodent and three primate species-over 160 Nissl plates; comprehensively labeled diagrams to accompany each Nissl-stained section-over 160 diagrams; more than 500 photographic images of sections stained for AChE, ChAT, parvalbumin, NADPH- diaphorase, calretinin, or other markers to supplement the Nissl-stained images; and digital versions of diagrams are available to purchasers of this book via a website.

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The first comprehensive atlas of rodent and primate spinal cords that features histological images and labeled drawings of every segment from rat, mouse, marmoset monkey, rhesus monkey, and human spinal cords.

About the Author:

Charles Watson is a specialist in the area of brain and spinal cord mapping. He graduated in medicine from the University of Sydney in 1967 and was awarded a research doctorate (MD) by the University of New South Wales in 1974. He lectured in anatomy at the UNSW from 1970 to 1982, when he took up a career in public health in the Health Department of Western Australia, being appointed Chief Health Officer for WA in 1993.

He returned to university life in 1994, holding the position of Dean of Health Sciences at the University of Wollongong and Curtin University until 2006. Since then he has held research positions at Curtin and at Neuroscience Research Australia. Since 2006 he has published 11 books and over 40 journal articles.

Watson was made a member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2004. He earned a DSc (by thesis) from the University of Sydney in 2012.

In his spare time he swims in the ocean, and he is an enthusiastic but mediocre player of the baritone saxophone. His musical favourites are Frank Zappa, Brian Eno, and Beethoven.

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