Previous ed.: 2002.

Includes indexes

Managing the laboratory -- Safety in the laboratory -- Light microscopy -- Fixation and tissues -- The gross room/surgical cutup -- Tissue processing -- Microtomy: paraffin and frozen -- How do histological stains work? -- the hematoxylins and eosin -- Connective tissue and stains -- Carbohydrates -- Lipids -- Proteins and nucleic acids -- Pigments and minerals -- Amyloid -- The dispersed neuroendocrine system, cytoplasmic granules and other organelles -- Microorganisms -- Bone -- Techniques in neuropathology -- Enzyme histochemistry and its diagnostic applications -- Immunohistochemical techniques -- Immunohistochemistry quality control -- Immunohistochemistry applications in pathology -- Immunofluorescent techniques -- Tissue microarray -- Molecular pathology-in situ hybridization -- Genetic testing: utilization of fluorescent in situ hypridization (FISH) -- Laser microdissection -- Plastic embedding for light microscopy -- Electron microscopy -- Quantitative data from microscopic specimens -- Ergonomics