Histology: Introduction and General Principles

Histology: Introduction and General Principles — Expert Reference

How it begins

De la célula al tejido: métodos de preparación, técnicas de tinción, microscopía, tipos tisulares básicos, matriz extracelular e inmunohistoquímica. Fundamentos indispensables para la práctica diagnóstica.

What it covers

1. Definition, Object and Subdisciplines of Histology
2. · Subdisciplines and Adjacent Fields
3. Brief History of Histology
4. Tissue Preparation for Optical Microscopy
5. · Fixation: Principles and Fixatives
6. · Inclusion, Cutting and Assembly
7. Staining Techniques in Optical Microscopy
8. · Hematoxylin-Eosin (H&E) Staining
9. · Special Stains and Histochemistry
10. Types of Microscopy
11. · Optical Microscopy (OM) — Bright Field
12. · Variants of Optical Microscopy
13. · Electron Microscopy (EM)
14. · Super Resolution Microscopy
15. The Cell — Histological Review of Cellular Components
16. · The Nucleus — Histological Characteristics
17. · Organelles — MO/ME Correlation
18. The Four Basic Fabrics
19. · Epithelial Tissue — Detailed Histological Classification
20. · Connective Tissue — Classification
21. Extracellular Matrix (ECM)
22. · Collagens — The Most Abundant Family in the Human Body
23. · Elastic Fibers
24. · Proteoglycans and Glucosaminoglycans (GAGs)
25. · Adhesion Glycoproteins
26. Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
27. · Basic Principles
28. · Monoclonal Antibodies vs. Polyclonal
29. · Essential IHC Markers in Diagnosis
30. Molecular Techniques in Histology
31. · In Situ Hybridization (HIS)
32. · Molecular Pathology from FFPE Tissue
33. Histological Artifacts — Recognition and Sources of Error
34. From Tissue to Diagnosis: The Biopsy and the Pathological Report
35. · Types of Histological Samples
36. · The Anatomopathological Report
37. · Synthesis: The Flow of Histological Knowledge