Experimental and Surgical Technique in the Rat 

By:  H.B. Waynforth

This excellent recent text comes from the Middlesex Hospital medical School and Courtauld Institute of Biochemistry in London.  It explains all of the methods most commonly used in research.  Includes detailed descriptions of methods of obtaining body fluids and performing injections; surgical techniques – including many specific operations; and a compendium of laboratory values and useful information.  The text is supplemented by references to  the original literature.  This book can save hours of your time! © 1992
 

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The Anatomical Basis of Mouse Development  

Author: Matthew H. Kaufman Edinburgh University, U.K.

Jonathan B.L. Bard Edinburgh University, U.K.
Cover: CaseBound
Published: February 1999

General Description

This book is an essential anatomical resource for developmental biologists who need to know about any aspect of mouse developmental anatomy, as well as for geneticists using the mouse embryo as a model. The book is a companion to Kaufman's The Atlas of Mouse Development, and details the developmental anatomy of the early embryo, the transitional tissues, and all the major organ systems. It also provides extensive comparisons with human developmental anatomy, both normal and abnormal. The book has extensive reference indexes detailing developmental stage criteria. The Anatomical Basis of Mouse Development will be a key reference work for anyone who needs to understand developmental anatomy in normal and mutant mice.

Key Features

	Complements Kaufman's The Atlas of Mouse Development
	Gives anatomical descriptions from oogenesis to birth, at a level of
	detail that goes beyond that found in most literature
	Provides detailed explanations for geneticists and molecular biologists
	with limited anatomical background to help them understand the emergence of
	all the major structures in the mouse embryo
	Contains comprehensive indexes detailing the appearance of over 1000
	organs, tissues, and their components at different stages of mouse
	embryogenesis
	Includes comparisons with normal and abnormal human development
	Contains over 100 clear line diagrams showing mouse developmental anatomy as well as lineage relationships for the major organ systems

Contents

Introduction. The Early Stages: From Fertilization to Implantation. The Postimplantation Embryo. Postimplantation Extra-Embryonic Development. Early Organogenesis. The Transitional Tissues: The Neural Crest. Somites And Their Derivatives (muscles, dermis, and vertebrae). The Branchial Arch System. The Major Organ Systems: The Heart and its Associated Vascular System. The Limbs. The Urogenital System. The Gut and its Associated Tissues. The Mouth and Nose Region. The Brain and Spinal Cord. The Eye and the Ear. The Skull. The Indexes: Introduction. Table of Mouse and Rat Developmental Stages. The Tissues Present in Each Stage of Mouse Development. Index of First Occurrences of Tissues. Glossary. References. Author Index. Tissue Index. Subject Index.The Wiring (Lineage) Diagrams.
 

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An Atlas of Mouse Development

Author: Kaufman, Professor M.H. Department of Anatomy, University of Edinburgh, UK
Cover: Hardback/Cloth

Published: September 1992

Not since the early 1970's has there been an Attempt to describe and illustrate the anatomy of the developing mouse embryo. More than ever such material is needed by biologists as they begin to unravel the molecular mechanisms underlying development and differentiation. After over ten years of painstaking work, Matt Kaufman has completed "The Atlas of Mouse Development" an account of mouse embryology and development. Interspersed throughout the text, over 180 plates of photographs and electron micrographs aim to provide a comprehensive histological study of the development of the mouse from pre-implantation to term. Accompanied by explanatory notes and legends, these plates illustrate: serial histological sections through embryos throughout embryogenesis and organogenesis: the differentiation of specific organs and organ systems including the spinal cord, eyes, gonads, kidneys and lungs: and the external appearance of intact embryos throughout development. Associated with each plate section is a clear and concise description of the anatomical changes which they portray.

Contents

Methodology: general observations on the staging of post-implantation mouse embryos. General observations on the plates. Embryogenesis. Assessment of developmental stage of pre and post-implantation mouse embryos based on the staging system of Theiler (1989)
 

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Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain

Edited by:  L.W. Swanson, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2520, USA

215 pages, publication date: Nov-2003, Spiral Bound+ CD-ROM

For neuroscientists, particularly those studying neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and molecular biology, a detailed atlas of the rat brain is essential for any laboratory. This updated edition of Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain provides atlas maps aligned in 3-dimensional space and created using color photomicrographs of histological sections based on a single rat brain. Where other atlases use multiple brains as models, the use of a single brain allows for true 3-D reconstruction. The atlas employs color coding of the major parts of the brain and extends this coding system to the atlas levels, flatmaps, and nomenclature tables for easier reference. With systematic nomenclature tables, references to the primary research literature for all of the structures, coverage of the neuroanatomical methods and mapping, and an accompanying CD-ROM of all of the atlas maps, this is a reference every laboratory should have on-hand.

 

Summary of Adult Rat Brain Structure; Preparation and Use of the Atlas; Mapping Experimental Results; Flatmap Overviews; Problems with Nomenclature; Atlas of 73 Transverse Levels; Annotated Nomenclature Tables.
 

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Developmental Brain Maps - Structure of the Embryonic Rat Brain
Edited by G. Alvarez-Bolado, The Cajal Institute, University of Alicante School of Medicine, Alicante, Spain; L.W. Swanson, Program for Neural, Informational, and Behavioral Sciences and The Department of Biological Sciences, The University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Year 1996, Hardbound, 160 pages

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.

Model	Title	Price
BRN-EMB	Developmental Brain Maps - Structure of the Embryonic Rat Brain	$204.00/Each

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Chemoarchitectonic Atlas of the Developing Mouse Brain
Author:  Jacobowitz; David M. Lab. of Clinical Science, Vien, Abbott; Louise C. Texas A & M University
Publication date: December, 1997

210 pages with 105 full-color plates of more than 500 coronal sections.  5 developmental ages represent the medically significant period of brain development.  Top quality color photomicrographs produced using classic Nissl stain, as well as five additional chemical markers that reveal specific neuron locations.  Sagittal sections on each plate clearly mark the location of the coronal section.  Whole coronal sections on each plate provide information about surrounding landmarks associated with the head.

Plates include slightly more than half of each brain section so that the midline is visible.  Clearly labeled plates, each with an abbreviation key, make it easy to find and identify structures.  Detailed indexes allow quick location of specific structures at various stages of brain development.
 

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The Rat Nervous System
Author: George Paxinos University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Cover: CaseBound
Published: March 2004
Third Edition

More than 400 accurately constructed illustrations, clarity of presentation allows for use not only as a reference but also as a graduate-level resource.
 

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