Product Description

The fully updated new edition of this acclaimed reference details the concepts and principles that underlie human development. Each stage is clearly described in a logical, step-by-step fashion, helping readers grasp the complex processes involved. This title enjoys a broad appeal, as it has a solid clinical component but is also very strong in the molecular biological aspects of the subject, including separate sections in each chapter on both clinical reference and experimental studies. Superb photographs, electron micrographs, and colourful three-dimensional illustrations demonstrate the origin of structures and tissues. Dr Larson also continues to maintain a supporting web site, which has proved very popular amongst both tutors and students and combines to provide readers with a state-of-the-art knowledge of the field.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #434223 in Books
• Published on: 2001-07-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 544 pages

Review
"A magnificent book that will help make a difficult subject accessible to all interested students." --European Medical Journal

European Medical Journal
Review of the First Edition: "A magnificent book that will help make a difficult subject accessible to all interested students."

Customer Reviews

Superior embryology text
Larsen's book embryology almost certain rates as the best undergraduate text on the subject available. Although not as initially flashy and appealing as other texts such as Moore this is vastly better written. Explanations of gross embryology are the best I have seen and the book uniquely structured so that each chapter contains 3 sections: 1. Gross embryology 2. Clinical applications 3. Experimental principles

This allows reading of only the relevant sections, which can stand alone and be read separately. The most useful aspect of this is that you can avoid reading molecular detail unless you are looking for it, or you can just look up clinical sections during your paeds. rotation without having to fish through the texts looking for the 'clinical boxes' that other book are so fond of. Text apart what really make this book stand out is the quality of the illustrations, these are simply the best I have ever used in any visual subject - beautifully crisp, intelligently selected and with the correct use of colour, i.e. to distinguish between structure rather than just making then pleasing to look, and there are plenty of them. The 2nd Ed. is perhaps getting a little old now and much of the molecular material probably needs updating, however this is probably not too important to the majority of readers (at least not me), and you can always check out this stuff on the supplementary web site that accompanies the book. My only real grip about this book is that is a bit to long to be read completely during the course of anything other than the most detailed of embryology courses, oh and it is a bit more expensive than most other text on the market - but this is probably due to the very high quality of paper the book is printed, and anyway who cares it's twice as good as its nearest rival but not double the price. In summary a beautiful book and a worthy addition to your book collection, buy it.

Definitive embryology book for students!
This seems to be the definitive embryology book for medical students, due to the high quality diagrams and explanatory text. As a revision guide, there are excellent summaries at the beginning of each chapter, accompanied by the development in pictorial form. The clinical relevance is graphically demonstrated through photographs of developmental abnormalities which add interest to an otherwise dry and conceptually hard subject. The development is split into early weeks and systems, all with experimental principles and clinical applications, which give this book excellent structure. Although the reading can at times be hard-going, overall, a must buy.