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Histology and Cell Biology: An Introduction to Pathology

Linking basic science to clinical application throughout, Histology and Cell Biology: An Introduction to Pathology, 5th Edition, helps students build a stronger clinical kno… Leer más

Descripción

Linking basic science to clinical application throughout, Histology and Cell Biology: An Introduction to Pathology, 5th Edition, helps students build a stronger clinical knowledge base in the challenging area of pathologic abnormalities. This award-winning text presents key concepts in an understandable, easy-to-understand manner, with full-color illustrations, diagrams, photomicrographs, and pathology photos fully integrated on every page. Student-friendly features such as highlighted clinical terms, Clinical Conditions boxes, Essential Concepts boxes, concept mapping animations, and more help readers quickly grasp complex information.

Puntos claves

  • Features new content on cancer immunotherapy, satellite cells and muscle repair, vasculogenesis and angiogenesis in relation to cancer treatment, and mitochondria replacement therapies
  • Presents new material on ciliogenesis, microtubule assembly and disassembly, chromatin structure and condensation, and X chromosome inactivation, which directly impact therapy for ciliopathies, infertility, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease
  • Provides thoroughly updated information on gestational trophoblastic diseases, molecular aspects of breast cancer, and basic immunology, including new illustrations on the structure of the T-cell receptor, CD4+ cells subtypes and functions, and the structure of the human spleen
  • Uses a new, light green background throughout the text to identify essential concepts of histology – a feature requested by both students and instructors to quickly locate which concepts are most important for beginning learners or when time is limited. These essential concepts are followed by more detailed information on cell biology and pathology
  • Contains new Primers in most chapters that provide a practical, self-contained integration of histology, cell biology, and pathology – perfect for clarifying the relationship between basic and clinical sciences
  • Identifies clinical terms throughout the text and lists all clinical boxes in the table of contents for quick reference
  • Helps students understand the links between chapter concepts with concept mapping animations on Student Consult™ –　an outstanding supplement to in-class instruction
  • Student Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices

De interès para

Undergraduate medical students

Índice

PART I BASIC TISSUES AND INTEGRATED CELL BIOLOGY AND GENERAL PATHOLOGY

1. EPITHELIUM

2. EPITHELIAL GLANDS

3. CELL SIGNALING

4. CONNECTIVE TISSUE

5. OSTEOGENESIS

6. BLOOD AND HEMATOPOIESIS

7. MUSCLE TISSUE

8. NERVOUS TISSUE

9. SENSORY ORGANS: VISION AND HEARING

PART II ORGAN SYSTEMS: PROTECTION OF THE BODY

10. IMMUNE-LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

11. INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM

PART III ORGAN SYSTEMS: BLOOD CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS

12. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

13. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

14. URINARY SYSTEM

PART IV ORGAN SYSTEMS: THE ALIMENTARY SYSTEM

15. UPPER DIGESTIVE SEGMENT

16. LOWER DIGESTIVE SEGMENT

17. DIGESTIVE GLANDS

PART V ORGAN SYSTEMS: THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

18. NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM

19. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

PART VI ORGAN SYSTEMS: THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

20. SPERMATOGENESIS

21. SPERM TRANSPORT AND MATURATION

22. FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE

23. FERTILIZATION, PLACENTATION, AND LACTATION

Reseñas

"This is a beautifully illustrated modern histology book for medical students. histology textbook market speaks for itself." -Ivan Damjanov, MD,PhD (University of Kansas Medical Center) Doody's Review Service

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Sobre los autores

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Abraham L. Kierszenbaum

Abraham L Kierszenbaum is Emeritus Medical (Clinical) Professor at The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, The City University of New York, New York, New York.
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Emeritus Medical (Clinical) Professor, The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, The City University of New York, New York, NY, USA

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Laura Tres

Laura Tres is Emeritus Medical (Clinical) Professor at The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, The City University of New York, New York, New York.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Emeritus Medical (Clinical) Professor, The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, The City University of New York, New York, NY, USA