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  • Insect Histology: Practical Laboratory Techniques

Insect Histology: Practical Laboratory Techniques

  • 42.00€

Tags: Insects, Cell and tissue biology, Histology techniques.


This title is a much needed update of Barbosa's self-published Manual of Basic Techniques in Insect Histology. It is a laboratory manual of 'traditional' and 'modern' insect histology techniques, completely revised using cutting-edge methodology carried out today and includes new immunohistochemical techniques not previously looked at. 368 p.

 

Preface 8 Mounting 
Acknowledgements 9 Preparation of whole mounts 
Introduction  10 Preparation of whole mounts for staining 
1 Problems of sclerotized chitin : Softening insect cuticle  11 Preparation of genitalia, mouthparts and other body parts 
2 Fixation  12 Preparation of chromosomes 
3 Dehydrating, clearing, and embedding  13 Preparation of other specific insect organs and tissues 
4 Staining  Appendix Dissecting fluids and saline solutions 
5 Immunohistochemical techniques  INDEX
6 Use of genetic markers in insect histology  
7 Fluorescence   


CATEGORIES:

Invertebrates

Histology

 

Authors expertises affiliations

  • Pedro Barbosa, Professor Emeritus. University of Maryland, College Park, MD (USA), Department of Entomology.
  • Deborah Berry, Co-Director, Histopathology and Tissue Shared Resource. Georgetown University, Washington, DC (USA), Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
  • Christina S. Kary, PhD, Scientific editor. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Woodbury, NY (USA), Journal Genes & Development.

     
  • Publication date (print & electronic format): 2014-11.

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