Other than the proximal stomach and probably a few other alimentary
differences, one can expect the mouse to show up pretty much like the human.
I used to use my knowledge of hair structure differences to give my students
the chance to test me with vertebrate, non-vertebrate, mouse, human, etc.
tissues.  They got me about as many times as I couldn't find a stray hair to
use.  I once got them all:  liver, lung, kidney (that was pretty easy),
skeletal and cardiac muscle, etc., all because hair was everywhere.  Without
the hair, it would have been a "crap shoot" most of the time.  A knowledge
of anatomy and anatomic dimensions also helps.  

When I worked on the rabbit, I made my own set of "normals" and they became
my reference.  I didn't worry about a rabbit histology book.  All I looked
for was a rabbit anatomy book.  If there is a "book", I would ask about it
at Jackson Laboratories. or NCI (URL:
http://www.ncifcrf.gov/vetpath/index.html)

OR, visit the virtual mouse at:  http://ccm.ucdavis.edu/mmhcc/index.cfm

Regards and hope this helps,

Fred Monson

Frederick C. Monson, PhD
The best research
Center for Advanced Scientific Imaging
occurs before work
West Chester University
at the bench.
West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, 19383
610-738-0437
fmonson@wcupa.edu


> ----------
> From: 	Garry Ashton
> Sent: 	Thursday, January 24, 2002 11:30 AM
> To: 	'histonet'
> Subject: 	text books + antibody
> 
> Dear All,
> 
> I wonder if anybody out there knows of any good mouse histology and / or
> pathology text books.
> I've found a couple but they seem to be out of print.
> 
> Also has anybody had any experience with an antibody (LM 609) to integrin
> alpha (v) beta 3, in particular whether or not it works on mouse tissue.
> 
> Many thanks.
> 
> Garry Ashton
> PICR
> UK
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