Steding's and Virágh's Scanning Electron Microscopy Atlas of the Developing Human Heart

Steding’s and Virágh’s Scanning Electron Microscopy Atlas of the Developing Human Heart


Dr. Roelof-Jan Oostra, Dept. of Anatomy and Embryology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands


Prof. Dr. Gerd Steding, Dept. of Embryology, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, Germany


Prof. Dr. Wout H. Lamers, Dept. of Anatomy and Embryology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands


Prof. Dr. Atoon F.M. Moorman, Dept. of Anatomy and Embryology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands


Key Features:


Quick reference guide

Includes almost 200 scanning electron microscopy pictures

All photographs are paired with drawings that carry the legends

Provides detailed descriptions of the relevant developmental events



Steding’s and Virágh’s Scanning Electron Microscopy Atlas of the Developing Human Heart comprises a complete and extensive exposure of the spatial and temporal aspects of human cardiac development as seen with scanning electron microscopy. Apart from serving as a unique overview on cardiac development in the human embryo, this atlas gives an updated morphological reference of cardiac embryology for topographic correlation and enables the projection of experimental results in animals to the human situation.


Steding’s and Virágh’s Scanning Electron Microscopy Atlas of the Developing Human Heart offers a readily accessible reference aid for scientists working in the fields of molecular, biochemical, genetic and morphological investigation of cardiac development. Additionally, it serves as a helpful tool in the education of medical students, clinicians, pathologists and geneticists.