Publisher's Synopsis
This introduction to the structures of embryos aims to provide students with an understanding of normal development events, experimental manipulation and the formation of congenital anomalies (birth defects). The text is fully illustrated and composed of a lab guide and an atlas of embryo structure.;The new edition has been revised and updated to include exercises on experimental embryology of the frog and chick. Additional references added to the audiovisual section aim to motivate further study, and a section comparing the early development of amphibian and avian embryos depicts the similarities in vertebrate embryo development. An abridged Hamburger and Hamilton stage series allows students to gain experience staging avian embryos according to the criteria used in most research publications.
