This histology text analyzes human structure and function from the subcellular to organ level. Each chapter emphasizes medically relevant information and considers developmental and evolutionary aspects of microanatomy, while using celebrity medical histories to help provide context for accompanying descriptions of normal histology.
"I like [the] textbook draft. It combines the material in a different way and the text is quite clearly written." Dr. C. Franzini-Armstrong, USA
"I really enjoyed reading the [bone] chapter and am amazed at how well [it] waded through the… literature." Dr. S. Weiner, Israel
"I loved to read the historical and personal cases; they make the whole book very special..." Dr. F. Alessandrini, Germany
"I read with great pleasure [the] chapter on the connective tissue proper, [which] managed to pack a very comprehensive description of the topic in a compact, readable format." Dr. M. Raspanti, Italy
"I am impressed that [the author has] undertaken such a vast subject and conveyed it as well as [he has] in the chapters I reviewed." Dr. E. Bossen, USA
Stephen A. Stricker is Professor Emeritus and former Director of the Electron Microscopy Facility in the Department of Biology at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA. Dr. Stricker has published widely on microanatomy and has also designed and taught various courses in histology and microscopy techniques in the United States and other countries.