Histology protocols

Histology

HISTOLOGY. Roy 0. Greep, Ed. New York, Blakiston, 1954. 953 pp., 648 figs., $15.00. This massive textbook of histology marks a new departure from the usual text. It began as a sixth edition of the text by Bremer and Weatherford and ended as a completely new book, both as to text and as to most of the illustrations. In addition, the chapters have been written by thirteen different contributors, ...

Histology

Comparison of the effect of cryopreservation protocols on the histology of bioengineered tissues.

The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of five different cryopreservation protocols on the histology of bioengineered tissues. Although several artificial tissues have been developed to the date by tissue engineering, classical histological analysis methods and techniques must be optimized for these new tissues with special properties. The results of this study showed that the use...

Histology

Dr. Strauss is aware of the importance to the body of the mechanisms influencing the disposal of water, although his teleology is sometimes tongue-in-cheek. In discussing diurnal variations in urine flow, "the teleologic usefulness of a diminished output of urine during the usual time of sleep requires no comment." Approximately twice as much space is devoted to thirst, water, and the antidiure...

Histology

The only hope is education, yet the limitations placed on this solution are severe. The author feels that the rightful function of education is to fit the young "to participate in their culture and to preserve it"; social change must come from the adult community, not the schools. In addition, each culture is "to have considerable respect for the past and its achievements, to rely on scrutiny a...