Full Description
For laboratory courses in Comparative Embryology/Developmental Biology. This stand-alone, fully illustrated atlas of descriptive embryology features over 300 detailed, accurate, and fully labeled illustrations (photomicrographs, line drawings, and orientation drawings). Comprehensive in coverage, it considers many different organisms, and features comparative embryology (i.e., gametogenesis in rat, human, cat, grasshopper, locust; development of Ascaris, C. elegans, sea urchin, starfish, frog, chick, and pig; and the human uterus and placenta).
Contents
1. Gametogenesis. 2. Fertilization. 3. Worm Development. 4. Echinoderm Development. 5. Chordate Development. 6. Amphibian Development. 7. Avian Development. 8. Mammalian Development. 9. Regeneration. 10. Human Development. Credits. Glossary, Synopsis of Development and Index.
