1st Edition

The Laboratory Mouse A Guide to the Location and Orientation of Tissues for Optimal Histological Evaluation

100 Pages 250 Color Illustrations
by CRC Press

100 Pages 250 Color Illustrations
by CRC Press

100 Pages 250 Color Illustrations
by CRC Press

Key features: High quality full color photographs and descriptive texts on the location and removal of the organs from the mouse Instructive methods and clear visuals for trimming and orienting the organs for paraffin histology to obtain the best possible sections for analysis Full color photomicrographs of the resulting section for each organ stained with hematoxylin and eosin... Read more

Introduction. Adrenal glands. Brain. Brain: Trimming for coronal sections. Brain: Trimming for sagittal sections. Diaphragm. Esophagus, Trachea and Thyroid. Eyes. Female: Ovaries. Female: Uterus (uterine horn), cervix, vagina. Femur. Heart. Kidneys. Liver and Gallbladder. Lung (inflated). Lymph nodes: Axillary. Lymph nodes: Mesenteric. Male: Epididymes. Male: Preputial gland. Male: Seminal vesicle, coagulating gland and prostate. Male: Testes. Pancreas. Pituitary gland. Quadriceps. Salivary glands. Sciatic nerve. Skin with (or without) mammary gland. Spinal cord. Spine. Spleen. Sternum. Stomach: Open method. Stomach: Whole method. Stifle joint. Thymus. Tongue. Urinary bladder. Intestines. Small intestine: Duodenum. Small intestine: Jejunum. Small intestine: Ileum. Large intestine: Cecum. Large intestine: Colon. Large intestine: Rectum. Materials and Methods. References.

Biography

The author team are scientists at Global Discovery Pathology at Sanofi, USA. They have published in numerous journals and the lead author is a frequent speaker at the National Society for Histotechnology and other state societies.