Main description:

Histology is a subspecialty of pathology involving the study of cells and tissues.

This book is a concise guide to histological techniques for clinicians and trainees. Divided into 24 sections, each chapter explains a different technique, from basic tissue fixation, staining and bone decalcification, to enzyme histochemistry, cytopathology, immunofluorescent techniques and much more.

This useful manual is enhanced by more than 200 illustrations and tables and provides the very latest techniques in the field.

Key Points

• Concise guide to histological techniques for clinicians and trainees


• Each chapter explains a different method in detail


• Covers both basic and more advanced techniques


• Includes more than 200 illustrations and tables to enhance learning

Contents:

1. Tissue Fixation and Fixatives


2. Tissue Processing, Microtomy and Paraffin Sections


3. Cryostat and Frozen Sections


4. Staining of Tissues—Basic Concept


5. Routine Haematoxylin and Eosin Stain


6. Carbohydrate Staining


7. Lipid Staining


8. Proteins and Nucleic Acid Staining


9. Connective Tissue Staining


10. Pigments and Minerals


11. Bone and Decalcification


12. The Nervous System


13. Some Special Stains


14. Enzyme Histochemistry and Histochemical Stains


15. Immunohistochemistry


16. Cell Block and Diagnostic Cytopathology


17. Plastic/Resin Embedding Media


18. Electron Microscopy


19. Immunofluorescent Technique


20. Museum Techniques


21. Light Microscopy


22. Molecular Diagnostic Techniques and Its Applications


23. In Situ Hybridisation and Fish

Appendix & Glossary