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New edition of an atlas consisting of detailed, labeled, accurate b&w pictures of a wide range of standard laboratory materials. The majority of the book is taken up with these photomicrographs and line drawings. The material is grouped into chapters according to the sequence of development. This edition features updated labels, digitally processed images, and a revised appendix, which is a combined index, glossary, and synopsis of development. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Book Info
Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City. Comprehensive laboratory atlas includes chapters on the development of the round worm, gametogenesis and fertilization, human reproduction, amphibians, avians, and mammals. Halftone illustrations and photomicrographs. Previous edition: c1997. Softcover.

From the Back Cover
This stand-alone, comprehensive, fully-illustrated atlas of descriptive embryology features over 300 detailed, accurate, and fully labeled illustrations (photomicrographs, line drawings, and orientation drawings). Broad in coverage, it considers many different organisms, and features comparative embryology (i.e., gametogenesis in rat, human, cat, grasshopper, locust; development of Ascaris, sea urchin, starfish, frog, chick, and pig; and the human uterus and placenta). Comprehensive coverage of a large variety of developing organisms exposes readers to many different developmental strategies. Over 300 high-quality photomicrographic illustrations provided enables readers to quickly identify similar structures in their own specimens using side-by-side reference to the atlas. Over 50 valuable line-drawings from classical textbooks present supplemental, interpretive views of photomicrographic illustrations to help readers understand developmental events in four-dimensions i.e., the three dimensions of space, plus the dimensions of time. Combined glossary, synopsis of development and index are provided. For those in area of biology.