(Ebook) The Embryonic Human Brain: An Atlas of Developmental Stages by Ronan R. O'Rahilly, Fabiola Müller ISBN 0471694622

(Ebook) The Embryonic Human Brain: An Atlas of Developmental Stages by Ronan R. O'Rahilly, Fabiola Müller ISBN 0471694622

The main objectives of this monograph are to provide and to interpret drawings, photographs, and photomicrographs of the human embryonic brain. The drawings include at least a lateral view and a median reconstructionof the brain at each stage, as well as a clear indication of the plane of section of further illustrations, either drawings or photomicrographs. Summarizing statements of the morphological status of the brain at each stage are supplied, and brief statements concerning relevant anomalous conditions are included.
The embryonic period proper (the first eight postfertilizational weeks) is particularly important because (1) the embryonic brain is extremely difficult to comprehend and to visualize, (2) serial sections of first-class quality that show the human embryonic brain are rarely accessible, and (3) most major congenital anomalies appear during that time. A briefer account of the fetal period has been included and emphasizes the continuity of development.