The Marmoset Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates

• Main Authors: Palazzi, Xavier (Author), Bordier, Nicole (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Pharmacology.; Human anatomy.; Animal anatomy.; Neurobiology.; Biomedicine.; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology.; Anatomy.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Laboratory-bred common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) have a natural lifespan in captivity in excess of 12 years, while their maximum longevity is more than 16 years. Due to its small size, its relatively easy adaptation to laboratory conditions, and neuroanatomical similarities with human species,...