Illustrated Histology (Includes one CD-ROM)

Author: Ma Xiaojian
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: Histology is a foundational medical course. The writing of this book emphasizes the integration of teaching content from subsequent medical courses such as physiology, pathology, and clinical medicine. The book is divided into sixteen chapters. The first chapter introduces the main research methods of histology with representative images; chapters two to five introduce the four major basic tissue structures. Chapters six to sixteen cover the structures of various systems. The book includes 388 illustrations, with 383 light microscopic images and 5 transmission electron microscopic images, all created by the author. The light microscopic images feature numerous special stains to help readers better observe and distinguish tissue structures. Each image is accompanied by both Chinese and English annotations, which facilitates learning histology while improving professional foreign language skills. The book also comes with a histology multimedia CD-ROM. The image retrieval system is designed innovatively, allowing readers to search by chapter, use intuitive thumbnails to specify desired images, or input "keywords" to find a specific category of images. This greatly facilitates readers and also makes learning fun, enhancing students' interest in studying histology.