Principles of biological microtechnique; a study of fixation and dyeing

Abstract

The book is written primarily for research workers, teachers and students in fields of pathology, histology, cytology, zoology and botany. It is not a text book; its purpose being "to show the gaps in knowledge as to knit together what is surely known," and to readvance the principle that when a microscopical preparation is made, the process should be understood completely, the theory, the chemical and physical processes of the reaction with the tissue, in all, the actual working of the procedure. The book contains, therefore, no instructions as to the actual makings of a microscopical preparation. New contributions are offered to the theory of fixing and dyeing, many factual observations not published previously are given and full descriptions of new experiments illustrating principles underlying processes of fixation and dyeing. The 17 chapters are divided into 2 sections; there are 29 plates and graphs; 559 references and a 13-page index.