The Human Brain during the First Trimester 3.5- to 4.5-mm Crown-Rump Lengths

This first of 15 short atlases reimagines the classic 5-volume Atlas of Human Central Nervous System Development . This volume presents serial sections from specimens between 3.5 mm and 4.5 mm with detailed annotations, together with 3D reconstructions. An introduction summarizes human CNS development by using high-resolution photos of methacrylate-embedded rat embryos at a similar stage of development as the human specimens in this volume. The accompanying Glossary gives definitions for all the