Joseph Altman & Shirley A. Bayer 
The Spinal Cord during the Middle Second Trimester through the 4th Postnatal Month 130- to 440-mm Crown-Rump Lengths 
Atlas of Human Central Nervous System Development, Volume 15

This last of 15 short atlases reimagines the classic 5 volume Atlas of Human Central Nervous System Development. This volume presents serial sections of the spinal cord from specimens between 130 mm and 440 mm with detailed annotations. The presentation of these specimens emphasizes the sequence of myelination in various fiber tracts.

The Glossary (available separately) gives definitions for all the terms used in this volume and all the others in the Atlas.

Key Features

• Classic anatomical atlases


• Detailed labeling of structures in the developing spinal cord offers updated terminology and the identification of unique developmental features, such as myelination gliosis and gradients of myelination in the spinal cord white matter


• Appeals to neuroanatomists, developmental biologists, and clinical practitioners



• A valuable reference work on brain development that will be relevant for decades