Histology: A Text and Atlas » (5th Edition)

Ross, Michael H., PhD (Univ of Florida); Romrell, Lynn J., PhD (Univ of Florida); Kaye, Gordon I., PhD (Albany Medical Coll)

Now it its Fifth Edition, this best-selling text and atlas is the perfect text for medical, health professions, and undergraduate biology students. It combines a detailed textbook that emphasizes clinical and functional correlates of histology with a beautifully illustrated atlas featuring full-color digital micrographs of the highest quality.

This edition includes over 100 new illustrations, more Clinical Correlation boxes on the histology of common medical conditions, and new information on the molecular biology of endothelial cell function. Terminology throughout the text is consistent with Terminologia Anatomica.

A powerful interactive histology atlas CD-ROM for students is included with the book and features all of the plates found in the text with interactive functionality.

Alvin Telser

This is the third edition of a basic text/atlas in a core discipline in all medical/dental first year curricula as well as some undergraduate curricula. The second edition was published in 1989. The book is intended for beginning students of histology; this new edition incorporates certain modifications intended to encourage students to approach the subject matter in a more independent way. These are worthwhile goals, and the text accomplishes them admirably. The primary audience for the book is the beginning student of histology. It would also be a useful reference source for more advanced medical students and any practicing physician who may need or wish to be apprised of current histological information. The authors are recognized experts in the field. Illustrations are absolutely central to such a text/atlas, and this text has a large number of very high quality tables, diagrams, and exceptional light micrographs and electron micrographs. The table of contents and especially the index are thorough. As a basic text there are no references to other texts or the primary literature, an acceptable practice for a basic textbook. The text uses boxed-in areas for material of special or more advanced interest. Also, the layout changes in the pages facing the atlas plates are a useful and significant improvement; the layout makes it easier to relate to the figure being described. The only drawback is the soft cover which, makes the book less durable. This is an excellent up-to-date text/atlas of histology. Libraries and bookstores should stock this book; students should own their own copy. The new edition contains much new information and many new figures. The writing style andreadability are significantly improved from the earlier very good second edition. The book is well worth having.