Description
“A well produced book that our trainees and students like.”
– By PathLab.org, March 2015
Key Features
- Learn from an easy-to-read writing style and well-designed, full-color layout to present of all histology’s need-to-know content.
- Conveniently access important information through a design that sets off the key laboratory, clinical, and high-level scientific material in boxes.
Table of Contents
- Histology
- Introduction
- Cells are Basic Functional Units
- Histology in Other Disciplines
- Techniques Used in Histology and Cell Biology
- The Cell
- Introduction
- Cell Membranes
- Transport In and Out of Cells
- Cytosol
- The Nucleus
- Mitochondria
- Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) and Golgi Vesicles
- Cytoskeleton
- Cell Inclusions and Storage Products
- Cell Division
- Cell Death
- Epithelial Cells
- Introduction
- Epithelial Cell Junctions
- Epithelial Cell Surface Specializations
- Secretory Adaptations
- Barrier Function of Epithelium
- 4. Support Cells and the Extracellular Matrix
- Introduction
- Extracellular Matrix
- Basement Membrane and External Lamina
- Cell Adhesion to Extracellular Matrix
- Support Cell Family
- Contractile Cells
- Introduction
- Skeletal Muscle
- Cardiac Muscle
- Smooth Muscle
- Myofibroblasts
- Pericytes
- Myoepithelial Cells
- Nervous Tissue
- Introduction
- Nerve Cells (Neurons)
- Myelin
- Central Nervous System
- Peripheral Nervous System
- Blood Cells
- Introduction
- Bone Marrow Derived Stem Cells
- Red Blood Cells
- White Blood Cells
- Platelets
- Haemopoiesis
- Bone Marrow
- Immune System
- Introduction
- Lymphocytes
- Macrophages and Dendritic Cells
- Bone Marrow
- Thymus
- Lymph Nodes
- Spleen
- Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue
- Blood and Lymphatic Circulatory Systems and Heart
- Introduction
- Blood Circulatory System
- Lymphatic Circulatory System
- Stem Cells and the Vascualature
- The Heart
- Stem Cells and the Heart
- Respiratory System
- Introduction
- Upper Respiratory Tract
- Distal Respiratory Tract
- Pulmonary Vasculature
- Pleura
- Alimentary Tract
- Introduction
- Oral Cavity and its Contents
- Teeth
- Dentinogenesis and Odontoblasts
- Ameloblasts and Enamel Formation
- Cementum and Periodontal Ligament
- Tooth Development
- The Gums
- Salivary Glands
- Transport Passages
- Oesophagus
- Anal Canal
- Digestive Tract
- Stomach
- Small Intestine
- Exocrine Pancreas
- Large Intestine
- Appendix
- Liver
- Introduction
- Liver Vasculature
- Hepatocytes
- Functional Organization of Hepatocytes
- Intrahepatic Biliary Tree
- Gallbladder
- Musculoskeletal System
- Introduction
- Skeletal Muscle
- Muscle Attachments
- Bone
- Bone Cells
- Mineralization of Osteoid
- Bone Modeling
- Joints
- Endocrine System
- Introduction
- Endocrine Cell and Tissue Specialization
- Pituitary
- Anterior Pituitary
- Posterior Pituitary
- Hypothalamus
- Pineal Gland
- Thyroid Gland
- Parathyroid
- Adrenals
- Adrenal Cortex
- Adrenal Medulla
- Pancreas
- Ovary and Testis
- Diffuse Neuroendocrine System
- Paraganglia
- Urinary System
- Introduction
- Outline of the Urinary System
- Kidney Structure
- Kidney Function
- Kidney Vasculature
- Renal Microcirculation
- Nephron
- Glomerulus
- Glomerular Filtration Barrier
- Mesangium
- Tubular and Collecting System
- Abnormalities of Tubular Function
- Renal Interstitium
- Juxtaglomerular Apparatus
- Erythropoietin Synthesis
- Lymphatic Drainage and Nerve Supply of the Kidney
- Lower Urinary Tract
- Male Reproductive System
- Introduction
- Testes
- Epididymis
- Vas Deferens
- Seminal Vesicles
- Prostate
- Bulbourethral Glands
- Penis
- Endocrine Control
- Female Reproductive System
- Introduction
- Mons Pubis, Labia Majora and Labia Minora
- Clitoris
- Vagina
- Uterus
- Ovary
- Menstrual Cycle
- Pregnancy
- Trophoblast
- Skin and Breast
- Introduction
- Epidermis
- Skin Appendages
- Dermis
- Subcutaneous Tissue
- Features of Skin in Different Sites
- Breast
- Special Senses
- Introduction
- Ear
- Eye
- Appendix: Answers
- Index
Authors Biography
James Lowe
Professor of Neuropathology, University of Nottingham Medical School, Nottingham, UK
Peter Anderson
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Director of Pathology Undergraduate Education, Department of Pathology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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