A Stereotaxic Atlas of the Golden Hamster Brain (Book and CD-ROM)

This atlas/CD-ROM presents the complete hamster brain in three-dimensional coordinates for stereotaxic surgery, with diagrammatic representations of each coronal section.   Coronal sections include photos of adjacent hemisections stained for cresyl violet and acetylcholinesterase.   Labelled photographs of sagittal sections are also included. An introduction reviews the use of hamsters in neuroscience research and outlines research techniques.  

Features: Contains 58 stained coronal sections with matching detailed diagrams; Presents 10 sagittal sections with diagrammatic overlays; Stereotaxic coordinates for the precise placement of chemicals, lesions, and devices in the hamster brain; Serves as a pictorial synopsis of a large body of literature that has evaluated both the structure and the function of the hamster brain; Provides consistent anatomical definitions and nomenclature for brain areas; Includes a CD-ROM containing all of the illustrations, photos, and text   

Table of Contents: Acknowledgements; Introduction; Hamsters in Neuroscience Research; Why a Hamster Brain Atlas?; A History of Hamster Brain Atlases; A Note on Nomenclature: Morin and Wood meet Paxinos and Watson; A New Angle on Hamster Neuroanatomy: Flat Skull Coordinates versus Plane of Section; Stereotaxic Reference System; Animals; Stereotaxic Surgery; Perfusion and Histology; Photography; Drawings; Abbreviations; The Basis of Delineation of Structures in this Atlas; References; Schematic Index of the Coronal Sections; Plates and Figures; Appendix; Index of Abbreviations.

First Edition. 146 pages. Spiralbound. Softcover. Suitable for neuroscientists and neuropharmacologists. Also includes one CD-ROM in pocket attached to inside back cover (record number 5755 in NORINA). Published by Academic Press, now part of Elsevier. May be hard to get hold on. 

ISBN-13: 978-0-12-507040-9; ISBN-10: 0-12-507040-3