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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298409803321

Autore

Kumazawa-Manita Noriko

Titolo

The 3D Stereotaxic Brain Atlas of the Degu : With MRI and Histology Digital Model with a Freely Rotatable Viewer / / by Noriko Kumazawa-Manita, Tsutomu Hashikawa, Atsushi Iriki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tokyo : , : Springer Japan : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

4-431-56615-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (149 pages)

Collana

Brain Science, , 2570-0197

Disciplina

616.8047548

Soggetti

Neurosciences

Behavioral sciences

Animal anatomy

Human physiology

Behavioral Sciences

Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology

Human Physiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Introduction, Materials and Methods, and References -- Chapter 2: List of Structures -- Chapter 3: The Degu Brain Atlas -- Chapter 4: SG-eye Operation Manual -- Index of Structures and Abbreviations.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first digital atlas of the degu brain with microscopic features simultaneously in Nissl sections and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). As an experimental animal model, the degu contributes to a variety of medical research fields in diabetes, hyperglycemia, pancreatic function, and adaptation to high altitude, among others. Recently the degu has gained increasing importance in the field of neuroscience, particularly in studies evaluating the relationship between sociality and cognitive brain functions, and in studies pertaining to the evolutional aspects of the acquisition of tool-use abilities. Furthermore, aging-related brain dysfunction in humans can be studied using this animal model in addition to mammals with much longer lifespans. This brain atlas is constructed to provide histological and volume-rendered information



simultaneously, fitting with any spatial coordination in brain positioning. It can be a useful guide to degus as well as to other rodents for studies of brain structures conducted using MRI or other contemporary examination methods with volume-rendering functions.