W.J.A.J. Smeets, R. Nieuwenhuys, B. L. Roberts

The Central Nervous System of Cartilaginous Fishes

Structure and Functional Correlations

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Produktbeschreibung

Although a large body of data about the structure of the central nervous system of cartilaginous fishes has now been accumulated, a systematic survey of the neuromorphology of this, in so many respects, highly interesting group of animals is lacking. The present book is an effort to fill this gap. The information provided is derived partly from the literature and partly from original observations based on our own material. We have attempted to present a complete review of the relevant literature of the last 25 years, but the earlier literature has also been thoroughly scrutinized. Wherever possible we have commented on the functional significance of the various structures. The information available in the literature has been incorporated with our own findings from a detailed study of four species, the sharks Squalus acanthias and Scyliorhinus canicula, the ray Raja clavata and the holocepha Ii an Hydrolagus collei. Although these species do not reflect the total range of cartilaginous fishes they do exemplify the main features of the major groups.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer, Berlin
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 210mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 692g
• ISBN-13: 9783642689253
• ISBN-10: 3642689256
• Artikelnr.: 36121049

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction.- 2 Materials and Methods.- 3 Gross Morphology.- 4 The Overall Histological Pattern.- 5 The Spinal Cord.- 5.1 Introductory Notes.- 5.2 Peripheral Spinal Nerves.- 5.3 General Organization of the Spinal Cord.- 5.4 Fibres Ascending to the Brain in the Funiculus Dorsalis.- 5.5 Fibres Ascending to the Brain in the Funiculus Lateralis.- 5.6 Fibres Descending from the Brain to the Spinal Cord.- 5.7 Regeneration of the Spinal Cord.- 5.8 Organization of the Spinal Cord in the Embryo.- 5.9 Functional Correlations.- 6 The Brain Stem.- 6.1 Introductory Notes.- 6.2 Nerve Components and Longitudinal Zones.- 6.3 Centres and Fibre Tracts.- 6.4 Functional Correlations.- 7 Cerebellum.- 7.1 Introductory Notes.- 7.2 Structure.- 7.3 Cerebellar Afferents and Their Centres of Origin.- 7.4 The Efferent Projections from the Cerebellar Corpus and Auriculae.- 7.5 Functional Correlations.- 8 The Tectum Mesencephali.- 8.1 Introductory Notes.- 8.2 Structure.- 8.3 Connections.- 8.4 Comparative Considerations.- 8.5 Functional Correlations.- 9 The Diencephalon.- 9.1 Introductory Notes.- 9.2 Morphological Pattern.- 9.3 Ventricular Sulci.- 9.4 Cell Masses.- 9.5 Fibre Tracts.- 9.6 The Diencephalon and the Problem of Homology.- 9.7 The Hypophysis.- 10 Telencephalon.- 10.1 Morphogenesis and Overall Structure.- 10.2 Survey of Literature on the Histological Structure and Fibre Connections.- 10.3 Subdivision of the Telencephalon.- 10.4 Sulcal Pattern.- 10.5 Main Fibre Systems.- 10.6 Cell Masses.- 10.7 Fibre Tracts.- 10.8 The Telencephalon and the Problem of Homology.- 10.9 Functional Correlations.- 11 Concluding Remarks.- 11.1 Gross Morphology.- 11.2 Subdivision of Grey Matter.- 11.3 Macrocircuitry.- 11.4 Structure of Nerve Roots and Fibre Systems.- 11.5 Microcircuitry.- Atlas.- Squalus acanthias.- Scyliorhinus canicula.- Raja clavata.- Hydrolagus collei.- References.- Abbreviations.