Wheater's Functional Histology

A Text and Colour Atlas

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Paperback, 448 Pages
Published: MAR-2006
ISBN 10: 0-443-06850-X
ISBN 13: 978-0-443-06850-8
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE

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By
Barbara Young, BSc, Med Sci(Hons), PhD, MB, BChir, MRCP, FRCPA, Consultant Pathologist, Dept of Anatomical Pathology, Hunter Area Pathology Service, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
James Lowe, BMedSci, BMBS, DM, FRCPath, Professor of Neuropathology, University of Nottingham Medical School, Honorary Consultant Pathologist, Queen's Medical Centre, University Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
Alan Stevens, MBBS, FRCPath, Senior Lecturer in Pathology, University of Nottingham Medical School and Honorary Consultant Pathologist, Queen's Medical Centre, University Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
John Heath, BSc(Hons)(Melbourne), PhD(Melbourne), Associate Professor in Anatomy, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Philip Deakin, BSc(Hons), MBChB(Sheffield), General Medical Practitioner, Sheffield, UK

Description
This best-selling atlas contains over 900 images and illustrations to help you learn and review the microstructure of human tissues. The book starts with a section on general cell structure and replication. Basic tissue types are covered in the following section, and the third section presents the microstructures of each of the major body systems. The highest -quality color light micrographs and electron micrograph images are accompanied by concise text and captions which explain the appearance, function, and clinical significance of each image. The accompanying website lets you view all the images from the atlas with a "virtual microscope", allowing you to view the image at a variety of pre-set magnifications.

Audience:
Medical, Osteopathic and Dental Students, Undergraduate students in the biologic sciences.


 
Last update: 29 Dec 2011