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This is the new edition of a highly successful textbook for students studying courses in biomedical science or other subjects allied to medicine. It describes the complete range of histological techniques utilised in the diagnosis of disease and in medical research. The author introduces and explains the techniques available, the advantages of each one compared to others, and their application in cellular pathology. The contents have been fully updated and extended by increasing the coverage of immunological methods, cytology, cytogenetics, light microscopy and histometry, as well as quality control and safety aspects, to reflect the changing needs of cellular pathology teaching and practice. The book also benefits from an improved design and the inclusion of many full colour photographs to demonstrate the results that can be achieved using the methods described. Contents: 1. The study of tissues and their diseases; 2. Fixation and fixatives; 3. Processing and microtomy; 4. Other embedding techniques; 5. Cryotechniques; 6. Staining theory; 7. Histochemistry: general considerations and the histochemistry of carbohydrates and lipids; 8. Histochemistry of nucleic acids, proteins and enzymes; 9. Histochemistry of pigments, neuroendocrine amines and minerals; 10. Immunological techniques; 11. Autoradiography; 12. Exfoliative cytology and related techniques; 13. Cytogenetics and molecular genetics; 14. Infective agents and amyloid; 15. Light microscopy; 16. Electron microscopy; 17. Some aspects of the organisation of a histology laboratory; Answers to self-assessment questions; Index. This title forms part of Scion's series of books for the biomedical sciences. Other books include: Histological and Histochemical Methods 4e (9781904842422); Clinical Biochemistry 2e (9781904842415) and Transfusion Science 2e (9781904842408).

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #256157 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

From the Publisher
This is the new edition of Cellular Pathology. Please do not buy the previous edition as it is now out of date.