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1e; (2001) 2e; (2006) 3e; (2013, John Wiley)
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Slack, J. M. W. (Jonathan Michael Wyndham), 1949- author. | Dale, Leslie, author.
Title: Essential developmental biology / Jonathan M.W. Slack, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, Leslie Dale, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Description: Fourth edition. | Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2022. | Revised edition of: Essential developmental biology / Jonathan M.W. Slack. 3rd ed. 2013. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Cover Image: The cover shows a 5 days old zebrafish stained with a fluorescent antibody against acetylated tubulin to identify axons within the developing larval brain. The image shows axons in the optic tectum and cerebellum terminating locally within the same regions of the brain as well as long range axonal projections from the left to the right side. The specimen was stained and photographed by Dr Nikolas Nikolaou, University of Bath, UK.