Development and Regenerative Capacity of Descending Supraspinal Pathways in Tetrapods: A Comparative Approach /
In this treatise, current knowledge on the neurogenesis, axonal outgrowth, synaptogenesis, and regenerative capacity of descending supraspinal pathways in tetrapods is discussed. Although emphasis is on the clawed toad, Xenopus laevis, chicken embryos, opossum and rodent data, also the data availabl...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
2000.
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| Series: | Advances in anatomy, embryology, and cell biology ;
154. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In this treatise, current knowledge on the neurogenesis, axonal outgrowth, synaptogenesis, and regenerative capacity of descending supraspinal pathways in tetrapods is discussed. Although emphasis is on the clawed toad, Xenopus laevis, chicken embryos, opossum and rodent data, also the data available for primates including man are presented. It will be shown that 1) the outgrowth of descending supraspinal pathways is the result of a coordinated program; 2) the pattern of early descending axonal tracts is similar in all vertebrate groups; 3) the formation of descending supraspinal pathways occurs according to a developmental sequence; 4) the earliest descending supraspinal fibers arrive in a rather immature spinal cord, and 5) the regenerative capacity of descending supraspinal pathways depends on the developmental stage the particular pathways arise. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 145 pages 45 illustrations) |
| ISBN: | 9783642571251 (electronic bk.) 3642571255 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 0301-5556 ; |