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1.1 Histology for Toxicologists |
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1 | (3) |
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1.2 So Who is this Book for? |
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4 | (2) |
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1.3 What is Histology and What is Histopathology? |
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6 | (2) |
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1.4 Changes Often seen in Tissues |
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8 | (2) |
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1.5 Reasons for Studying Histology |
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10 | (7) |
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17 | (1) |
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1.7 Histological Sections as Frames from a Cine Film |
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18 | (2) |
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1.8 Planning Toxico-histological Observations |
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20 | (12) |
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1.8.1 Defining the Question |
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20 | (2) |
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1.8.2 Choosing Staining Methods |
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22 | (1) |
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1.8.3 Planning the Observations |
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23 | (1) |
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1.8.4 Refining the Methods |
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23 | (1) |
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1.8.5 Identifying the Changes |
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24 | (7) |
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31 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 An Introduction to Histopathology |
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32 | (26) |
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2.1 The Responses of Tissues to Injury |
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32 | (6) |
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38 | (4) |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (2) |
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42 | (3) |
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2.4 Healing or Repair of Damaged Tissues |
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45 | (2) |
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2.5 Hypertrophy, Hyperplasia and Metaplasia |
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47 | (3) |
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47 | (1) |
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47 | (3) |
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50 | (1) |
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2.6 Tumours: Benign and Malignant |
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50 | (6) |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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Chapter 3 The Light Microscope |
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58 | (47) |
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58 | (3) |
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61 | (3) |
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64 | (14) |
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65 | (5) |
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70 | (2) |
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3.3.3 Focal Length, Working Distance, Diameter of Field and Depth of Field |
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72 | (2) |
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74 | (1) |
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3.3.5 Coverslips and Spherical Aberration |
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75 | (1) |
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3.3.6 Labelling of Objectives |
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76 | (1) |
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3.3.7 Spring-loaded Objectives |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (13) |
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81 | (2) |
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3.4.2 Illumination of the Specimen and the Functions of the Lamp Condenser Diaphragm and the Sub-stage Diaphragm |
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83 | (6) |
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3.4.3 The Condenser, Again |
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89 | (2) |
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91 | (3) |
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3.5.1 The Exit Pupil of the Eyepiece |
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94 | (1) |
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3.8.1 How the Sub-stage Condenser is Locked in Place |
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3.8.2 Centring the Condenser |
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3.8.3 Adjusting the Sub-stage Diaphragm and Recording its Optimal Position |
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3.8.4 The Focusing Controls |
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3.8.5 The Objective Carrier and Parfocality |
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96 | (1) |
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3.8.6 Dealing with Dust and Dirt |
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96 | (1) |
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3.10 Using the Microscope |
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98 | (3) |
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3.10.1 Setting up for Oil Immersion Microscopy |
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100 | (1) |
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3.11 Fluorescence Microscopy |
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101 | (4) |
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Chapter 4 How to Examine Histological Sections |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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4.3 Examining Blind: “r;Blinding the Pathologist”r; |
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107 | (1) |
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4.4 Recognition of Tissues: Diagnosis of Sections |
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107 | (26) |
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4.4.1 What is the Tissue? |
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107 | (17) |
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4.4.2 Is the Tissue Normal? |
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124 | (8) |
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4.4.3 The Morphological Method |
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132 | (1) |
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4.5 Drawing (for Enthusiasts Only) |
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133 | (2) |
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4.5.1 Drawing as an Aid to Examining Histological Sections: How to do it |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (3) |
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Chapter 5 Tissue Processing: Fixation, Dehydration and Clearing |
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138 | (32) |
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138 | (2) |
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5.2 Objectives of Fixation |
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140 | (2) |
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5.2.1 Preservation of Tissue |
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5.2.2 Protection of Tissue from the Effects of Dehydration and Embedding |
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5.3 Chemicals Used as Fixatives |
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142 | (1) |
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5.4 The Mechanisms of Fixation |
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5.5 Other Properties of Primary Fixatives |
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143 | (3) |
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5.5.2 Swelling and Shrinking |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (6) |
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5.6.1 Formaldehyde (HCHO) |
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146 | (2) |
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5.6.2 Which Fixative to Use? |
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5.6.3 Deciding on the Quality of the Fixation |
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149 | (3) |
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5.7 How to Fix Samples of Tissue |
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5.7.2 Fixation of Organs by Perfusion |
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5.7.3 Fixation of Tissues that Curl or Contract |
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5.8 Examining Sections to Assess the Quality of Fixation of the Tissue |
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157 | (1) |
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5.8.1 Diffusion Artefacts |
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157 | (1) |
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5.8.2 Distortion and Shrinkage Artefacts |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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5.9 Cytological Fixatives |
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158 | (2) |
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160 | (10) |
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5.10.1 Dehydration, with Alcohol |
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163 | (4) |
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5.10.3 Infiltration or Impregnation with Paraffin Wax |
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167 | (3) |
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Chapter 6 Paraffin Wax: Embedding and Section Cutting |
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6.1 Paraffin Wax: Embedding and Section Cutting |
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6.2.1 Trimming the Wax Block (not Needed if an Embedding Centre and Plastic or Metal Embedding Moulds have been Used) |
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6.2.2 Fixing the Block to the Chuck of the Microtome |
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6.2.3 Double Embedding Cutting Sections |
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176 | (1) |
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6.3.1 Basic Types of Microtome |
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177 | (2) |
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179 | (1) |
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6.3.4 Starting to Cut: Using a Rotary Microtome |
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181 | (3) |
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6.3.5 Dodges and Tricks of the Trade |
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184 | (1) |
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6.3.6 When Things go Wrong |
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185 | (3) |
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6.4 Alternative Embedding Solutions: Celloidin and Frozen Sections |
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188 | (9) |
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188 | (5) |
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193 | (4) |
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6.5 Attaching Sections to Slides and Mounting Finished Sections |
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6.5.1 Attaching Sections to Slides |
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198 | (4) |
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6.5.2 Mounting Sections under Coverslips |
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202 | (6) |
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Chapter 7 Standard Staining Techniques |
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208 | (46) |
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209 | (1) |
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7.2 Apparatus Needed for Staining |
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209 | (3) |
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212 | (13) |
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7.3.1 Haematoxylin and Eosin, Iron Haematoxylin Stains |
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212 | (3) |
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7.3.2 The Staining Microscope |
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215 | (1) |
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7.3.3 Technique for Staining with Alum Haematoxylin and Eosin |
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216 | (4) |
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7.3.4 An Alternative Haematoxylin: One of Many |
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220 | (1) |
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7.3.5 Substitutes for Eosin |
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7.3.6 Another Alternative Haematoxylin Stain |
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221 | (1) |
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7.3.7 Criticisms of H&E Staining |
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221 | (2) |
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223 | (1) |
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7.3.9 The Celestine Blue-haemalum Method for Staining Nuclei |
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224 | (1) |
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7.4 Connective Tissue Stains |
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225 | (13) |
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7.4.1 Staining of Collagen Fibres |
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226 | (6) |
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232 | (2) |
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234 | (3) |
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7.4.4 Staining for Elastic Fibres |
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237 | (1) |
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7.5 Staining for Carbohydrates and Mucosubstances |
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238 | (10) |
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7.5.1 The Complex Chemistry of Mucosubstances |
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238 | (3) |
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7.5.2 Why should One Wish to Stain Carbohydrates and Mucosubstances? |
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241 | (3) |
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7.5.3 Staining for Glycogen |
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244 | (2) |
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7.5.4 Alcian Blue Methods |
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246 | (2) |
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7.5.5 Further Remarks on the Staining of Mucosubstances |
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248 | (1) |
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248 | (4) |
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7.6.1 Why should We Wish to “r;Stain”r; Lipids? |
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249 | (1) |
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7.6.2 Histological Appearance of Lipids |
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250 | (1) |
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7.6.3 Fixation of Tissue Prior to Preparation of Frozen Sections |
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250 | (1) |
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7.6.4 Oil Red O-triethyl Phosphate Method |
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251 | (1) |
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7.7 Celloidin and Frozen Sections |
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252 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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253 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 The Theoretical Basis of Histological Staining |
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254 | (21) |
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254 | (2) |
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256 | (15) |
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8.2.1 The Chemistry of Dyes |
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256 | (2) |
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8.2.2 Spectrophotometry Applied to Solutions of Dyes |
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258 | (2) |
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260 | (1) |
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8.2.4 Chemical Classifications of Dyes |
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261 | (1) |
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8.2.5 Mechanisms of Attachment of Dyes to Components of Tissues |
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261 | (5) |
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8.2.6 Digression on Leucobases (for Enthusiasts Only) |
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266 | (1) |
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8.2.7 Accentuators and Accelerators |
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267 | (1) |
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8.2.8 Differential Staining |
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268 | (2) |
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270 | (1) |
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8.3 Colouring but not Dyeing |
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271 | (3) |
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8.3.1 Silver Impregnation |
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271 | (1) |
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8.3.2 Production of Coloured Material in Tissue |
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272 | (1) |
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8.3.3 Colouring by Dissolving a Coloured Substance in a Fluid Contained in the Tissue |
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273 | (1) |
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274 | (1) |
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9.1 Principles of Histochemical Methods |
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275 | (3) |
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9.2 Requirements of Histochemical Techniques |
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278 | (2) |
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279 | (1) |
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9.3 Why use Histochemical Techniques? |
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280 | (1) |
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9.4 Alkaline Phosphatase Histochemistry |
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281 | (1) |
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281 | (14) |
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9.5.1 What is Immunohistochemistry? |
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281 | (2) |
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9.5.2 Antibody Production |
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283 | (1) |
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9.5.3 Considerations before Applying IHC Techniques |
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284 | (1) |
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9.5.4 Optimising Your Method (Antibody Optimisation) |
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285 | (1) |
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9.5.5 Antigen Retrieval Methods |
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286 | (1) |
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9.5.6 Reducing Background Staining |
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287 | (2) |
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289 | (1) |
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9.5.8 Using IHC as an Experimental Tool |
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290 | (1) |
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9.5.9 Basic Immunohistochemistry Protocol: Using Horseradish Peroxidise and DAB Detection |
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291 | (2) |
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9.5.10 Other Useful IHC Markers |
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293 | (2) |
| References |
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295 | (1) |
| Appendix |
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296 | (3) |
| Annotated Bibliography |
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299 | (11) |
| Subject Index |
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