Atlas Of The Cellular Structure Of The Human Nervous System

Atlas Of The Cellular Structure Of The Human Nervous System

The Atlas of the Cellular Structure of the Human Nervous System presents full-color and black-and-white photographs of all the main areas of the brain--the cranial nerves, the ganglia, and peripheral nerves--viewed mainly by phase-contrast microscopy. In using unfixed tissue, shrinkage and distortion have been minimized; therefore, the structures illustrated are as identical as possible to those in intact living humans. Key Features* Includes photographs of the neuroglia, the white matter, droplet fibers, and the fine structure of the nucleolus* Uses teased tissue and hand-dissected cells mainly from recent human post-mortem specimens--other mammalian tissue was substituted occasionally* In some instances, scanning differential interference microscopy, Hoffman modulation contrast, and polarizing microscopy have been used* Features photographs of cells identified by fluorescent monoclonal antibody studies