"Dr. Ian Montgomery." <ian.montgomery@bio.gla.ac.uk>
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Virginia,<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Lots to
choose from so here are my personal favourites.<br>
<br>
Bloom & Fawcett: Concise Histology.<br>
Don W. Fawcett 1997.<br>
Chapman & Hall
(<a href="http://www.thonson.com/" eudora="autourl">www.thonson.com</a>)<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Latest in
the Bloom & Fawcett series. A classic.<br>
<br>
Histology. A text and atlas.<br>
Ross, Romrell & Kaye. 1995<br>
Williams & Wilkins<br>
ISBN 0-683-07369-9<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>A good
histology text with enough physiology adding interest for students.
Price, student edition is very competitive.<br>
<br>
Introduction to functional Histology.<br>
Telford & Bridgman 1995.<br>
Harper Collins.<br>
ISBN 0-06-501084-1<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Good
general text. Liberally sprinkled with tables which makes characteristics
and comparisons easy to understand.<br>
<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>These are
basic histology texts with electron micrographs illustrating key
features. Can't recommend a routine ultrastructural text, but, if you
manage to find an out of print copy, the one that sticks out is.<br>
<br>
Histology. A Text and Atlas.<br>
J.A.G. Rhodin 1974.<br>
Oxford University Press.<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Scholarly
work with electron micrographs of the highest quality. I think it's a
crime against microscopy that this text is now out of print.<br>
<br>
<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Histotechnology,
well, mmmm. The two text that every lab should have are:<br>
<br>
Theory & Practice of Histological Technique.<br>
JD Bancroft.<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>A no
nonsense lab manual.<br>
<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Sorry for
the blushes John, but your one of the golden boys.<br>
Histological & Histochemical Methods.<br>
Theory & Practice.<br>
J.A. Kiernan. 1999.<br>
Butterworth Heinemann<br>
ISBN 0-7506-3106-6<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Apart from
its use as a reliable lab manual this is the one histotechnique text that
you can actually browse. Bit of spare time, want to broaden your
knowledge of the subject, then read this book. I find it filled with
information, all referenced, that you can then follow-up. A benchmark
text.<br>
<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Finally,
the Royal Microscopical Society, MICROSCOPY HANDBOOK SERIES. Small
paperback texts on a particular aspect of Histotechnology, written by an
expert in the field. Everyone a gem. Bios Scientific publishers. <br>
<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Amazon.com
will probably have these texts or know where they can be found.<br>
Ian. <br>
<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 09:56:15
-0500 (EST)<br>
From: Pascoe4554@aol.com<br>
Subject: New HT Program in So. Cal!<br>
To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu<br>
<br>
Hello Everyone, I am new to the histonet (and learning e-mail-please
forgive <br>
ingorance on netiquete (SP?). My name is Virginia Pascoe and I
represent Mt. <br>
San Antonio Community College in Walnut, California. We are about
30 miles <br>
east of Los Angeles. We have developed an AS Degree Program for
Histologic <br>
Technician training under the guidance of NSH, NSF, CSH and a group of
top <br>
notch industry advisors. Our first cohort of students will begin in
August, <br>
2001 and we are now recruiting! Contact me! Needless to say
we are <br>
extremely proud to make this announcement, exciting and a little nervous
<br>
about this undertaking.<br>
Before I go on, I must apologize to someone on the Histonet who emailed
me an <br>
inquiry about this program. I am sorry, tried to save your message
until I <br>
could respond and it is now gone. Please reply to me so that we can
<br>
communicate regarding program details!<br>
To all of you experienced histotechs (HTs and HTLs) I would like to pose
some <br>
questions to aid us in completion of this program's development:<br>
1. We have reviewed some textbooks for histology, histotechniques,
<br>
histochemistry and immunohistochemistry (latter 2 form 1 course)
What ideas <br>
do you have for appropriate textbooks for these course? How about
an <br>
introductory course? General Lab Basics?<br>
2. What would you recommend for criteria for admission of students
to the <br>
program? General program prerequisites are set since this is an AS degree
<br>
program.<br>
Thank you for your assistance. Virginia Pascoe; pascoe4554@aol.com;
<br>
vpascoe@mtsac.edu, (909) 594-5611 ext 4218. Thanks!</blockquote>
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<font color="#0000FF">Dr. Ian Montgomery,<br>
West Medical Building,<br>
University of Glasgow,<br>
Glasgow,<br>
G12 8QQ.<br>
Tel: 0141 339 8855. Extn:6602.<br>
Fax: 0141 330 2923<br>
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