Overview
This brand new title provides a highly illustrated and unambiguous introduction to the science, structure and function of cells, their related pathology, and in particular, helps readers master the basic principles of recognizing features of histological sections. Histology at a Glance: Presents the perfect combination of text and image; key concepts are explained and superbly illustrated Provides coverage of all the main body systems and the components of the tissues of these systems Features practical information on microscopy, including sample preparation and magnification Includes hints and tips to help recognize features in a histological specimen, and overcome common difficulties Contains self-assessment questions to help test learning and recognition Links to the author’s histological website, which features many more tips and samples, at www.wiley.com/go/histologyataglance Histology at a Glance is the perfect guide for medical, dentistry and biomedical science students, junior doctors, and is ideal for independent learning programmes in histology.
Full Product Details
Author: Michelle Peckham (Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:
Width: 22.10cm
, Height: 0.70cm
, Length: 27.70cm
Weight: 0.386kg
ISBN: 9781444333329
ISBN 10: 1444333321
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 18 February 2011
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
This reference text for students, residents, and junior doctors in medicine, biomedicine, and dentistry covers the science, structure, and function of cells and their related pathology and helps readers master the basic principles of recognizing features in histological sections. (Booknews, 1 June 2011)<p> There are self-assessment questions and answers at the end, and an accompanying website. The book and its website provide an excellent resource for revision. (Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 1 April 2011)
This is an excellent learning resource for students in any medicalfield who want to get their feet wet with histology. It is conciseand easy to read and, more importantly, presents each topic in justtwo pages, so as not to overwhelm beginning histology students. (Doody's, 16 December 2011) This reference text for students, residents, and junior doctorsin medicine, biomedicine, and dentistry covers the science,structure, and function of cells and their related pathology andhelps readers master the basic principles of recognizing featuresin histological sections . (Booknews, 1 June 2011) There are self-assessment questions and answers at the end, andan accompanying website. The book and its website provide anexcellent resource for revision. (Journal of Tropical Pediatrics,1 April 2011)
Author Information
Professor Michelle Peckham is Professor of Cell Biology, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds
