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The Rat Nervous System, Second Edition

 
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The Rat Nervous System provides a comprehensive description of the cytoarchitecture, chemoarchitecture, and connectivity of the rat nervous system. In addition it offers updated and supplemented information onthe following systems: peripheral motor, peripheral somatosensor, vascular, central motor, pain, and additional neurotransmitter systems.

Key Features
* Acclaimed first edition is now completely revised in a single, fully comprehensive volume
* Established and expert editor
* Authoritative contributers
* More than 400 accurately constructed illustrations
* Clarity of presentation allows for use not only as a reference but also as a graduate-level resource
* Paxinos' other works include The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates: a classic, the most cited book in neuroscience

Product Details

  • Media: Hardcover Book, 1136 pages
  • Publisher: Academic Press (November 21, 1994)
  • Edition: 2
  • ISBN-10: 0125476353
  • ISBN-13: 9780125476355
  • Dimensions: 8.66 x 11.18 x 2.05 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.32 lbs
  • Note: Some of this information came from Amazon.com

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Customer Reviews

  • Rating 2.5 stars - an update of a classic, but buyer beware  Feb 20, 2005 (2 of 2 found this helpful)

    This is a wonderful reference. But when I got hold of this latest edition of the Rat Nervous System, I was surprised and very disappointed to find that the chapter on the amygdala was referencing figures in the 2nd edition, rather than reprinting them here. For me, it meant the trouble of getting both editions through interlibrary loan. But if I had bought this latest edition, for this price, I would have been very upset to find essential figures missing.

    It depends on your needs. I'm learning to parcellate the amygdala and need access to good figures to do so. I'm sure the editors had to make difficult decisions, given the weight and humongousness of this book, but if you're thinking of getting it as a practical reference tool, preview it in a library first to make sure it hasn't cut out anything you need from earlier editions. Otherwise, what a rip off.

  • Rating Most comprehensive book I know  Aug 7, 2001 (2 of 2 found this helpful)

    The organization of this book, each structure having its own chapter, makes it easy to find information about any brain area. Authorities of each field contributed an introduction to the structure and a description of the morphology and activity of the cells, but then further elaborated on substructures.

    It is heavy and expensive, but it is a must-have for people who need a reference book that has reviews on all areas of the rat brain.

  • Rating More than we expected  Sep 23, 2008 

    The incredible detail and immense amount of information was more than we had hoped for. Excellent resource.

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