In the 12 years since the previous edition of this text, the field of neurobiology has greatly expanded. This new edition is completely revised, with new material that reflects the latest research in all areas of Developmental Neurobiology, including stem cell research and genomics. In addition, material from the previous edition is completely rewritten; however, the popular, user-friendly organizational format of the previous edition remains intact in this updated text.
Author(s): Mahendra S. Rao, Marcus Jacobson
Edition: 4th
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 434
Cover......Page 1
Contributors......Page 8
Contents......Page 10
1. Making a Neural Tube: Neural Induction and Neurulation......Page 11
2. Cell Proliferation in the Developing Mammalian Brain......Page 31
3. Anteroposterior and Dorsoventral Patterning......Page 51
4. Neural Crest and Cranial Ectodermal Placodes......Page 77
5. Neurogenesis......Page 139
6. The Oligodendrocyte......Page 161
8. Astrocyte Development......Page 207
9. Guidance of Axons and Dendrites......Page 251
10. Synaptogenesis......Page 279
11. Programmed Cell Death......Page 327
12. Regeneration and Repair......Page 339
13. Developmental Mechanisms in Aging and Age-RelatedDiseases of the NS......Page 359
14. Beginnings of the Nervous System......Page 375
Index......Page 425
