Mouse Brain Development
Contributors: Andre M. Goffinet (Editor); Pasko Rakic (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: May 19, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 339
ISBN-13: 9783540666646
Subjects: Biochemistry; Cellular biology; Neurosciences; Sociology; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Laboratory Animals; Science; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - General; Anatomy; Anthropology - Physical; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Medical / Neuroscience; Animals; Nature; Developmental Neurobiology; Mice as laboratory animals
First sentence: The mouse is arguably the most versatile animal model for studying the mechanisms of normal development and the pathogenesis of congenital malformations of the human nervous system.
Description: With the enormous development of human and mouse genomics and the availability of a variety of transgenic techniques, the mouse has become the most widely used animal for basic studies of brain development and as a model for human developmental disorders. The topics are addressed using a diversity of techniques, from genetic, biochemical and cell biological to morphological and functional. The conceptual approaches also provide a framework for studies of other problems and point the way towards future research.