Theory and Practice of Histological Techniques (Hardcover)

~ John D. Bancroft (Author), Marilyn Gamble (Author)

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New Edition Edited Book Winner at The Royal Society of Medicine &The Society of Authors' Medical Book Awards
"This book will be an invaluable adjunct to the histology biomedical scientist - from the student to the highly experienced. It provides in-depth information covering a full range of histological techniques from the basic sectioning to the advanced immunocytochemistry." --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Book Description

Student or experienced professional, this one-stop reference will keep you on the cutting edge of histological techniques. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 796 pages
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 5 edition (January 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0443064350
• ISBN-13: 978-0443064357
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.7 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,274,208 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great resource!! but slight lack in essentially details., December 18, 2002

By A Customer

This is the book of books for histologists... a virtual bible for the histotechnologist. The book covers everything from laboratory management, fixation (theoretical and practical aspects), sectioning, staining, and an overall and detailed view of histology and immunohistochemistry. However, I found some sections to be more as summaries rather than desciptions. By that I mean, for instance the microtomy section (which deals with problems and solutions to those problems while sectioning) lacks the details needed to correctly resolve a situation unless you are already a trained histologist. I would recommend maybe adding more information with diagrams of the microtome, blade angles and the difference changing such angles would make (something that would be found in a BOR study guide or more like the microscopy section - Chapter 4 that perfectly diagrams and depicts all aspects of microscopy very well). Also, the recipes for some stains... unless someone was a trained histologist, some the solutions may be difficult to make up from the way they are worded (i.e. amyloid (Congo Red) solution saturated in 80% alcohol ... back of book tells what saturation point for Congo Red is in water but not alcohol... simple explanation within recipe itself would help making up such stains easier, I believe.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive text of Histotechnology, May 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Theory and Practice of Histological Techniques (Hardcover)

A copy of this insightful and useful guide is essential to anyone interested in histochemical techniques. My copy will not collect dust.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Histology Book, November 16, 2007

By	Katherine Diane - See all my reviews

The shipper was very prompt and packaged the item very well. This book has lots of useful information that is not covered in the general histology technical manuals. All glossy pages with wonderful color pictures. It reviews all aspects of histology to include; general, special stains, immunohistochemistry, embedding, cutting, cytology, electron microscopy, transmission microscopy and immunoflourescent techniques. My only complaint it that is expensive for a book that is five years old.