General description
This guide to histotechnology serves as a troubleshooting resource and a special staining procedure reference. Chapters cover fixation, processing, instrumentation, safety, laboratory mathematics and solution preparation, nuclear and cytoplasmic staining, carbohydrates and amyloid, connective and muscle tissue, nerve, microorganisms, pigments, minerals, and cytoplasmic granules, immunohistochemistry, enzyme histochemistry, and electron microscopy. Changes include new chapters pertinent to histotechnologists preparing for the HTL (ASCP) certifying exams, a new glossary, and improved problem-solving techniques.