Mechanisms of Cortical Development

Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. 1st ed. Quarto midnight blue cloth with gilt lettering; xii, 315 pages: illustrations; 24 cm Very good; slight soiling and adhesive stains to boards; pages are crisp and clean; binding is tight. Hardcover. ISBN: 019262427X

English Series: Monographs of the Physiological Society Contents: 1.; Introduction --; 2.; Early development of the telencephalon.; 1.; Mammalian embryogenesis and emergence of the forebrain.; 2.; Fate map of the anterior neural plate.; 3.; Developing telencephalon.; 4.; Anatomy of the developing neocortex.; 5.; Cell proliferation and migration in neocortical development.; 6.; Switch from neurogenesis to gliogenesis.; 7.; Cell lineage.; 8.; How are the fates of cortical cells determined? --; 3.; Molecular regulation of early forebrain and cortical development.; 1.; Contributions from mouse developmental genetics.; 2.; Methods for manipulating the mouse genome.; 3.; Genes that regulate development in Drosophila have homologues in mammals.; 4.; Types of molecule that regulate forebrain development. Cerebral cortex -- Growth. Developmental neurophysiology.