Analytical Morphology: Theory, Applications and Protocols

by Jiang Gu (Editor)

Overview

Analytical morphology is a contemporary science dealing with the analy sis of shape, size, and color arrangement of cell and tissue component s by means of a variety of analytical methods. To a great extent, the advancement of analytical morphology is based on new advances in other disciplines, such as immunology, molecular biology, laser technology, microwave technology, and computer science. Using these new methods, particular cellular components that would otherwise remain invisible, such as peptides, proteins, or nucleotide sequences, are highlighted b y visible markers through chemical, physical, immunological, or molecu lar biological reactions. These methods include immunocytochemistry, i n situ hybridization, in situ polymerase chain reaction, antigen retri eval, and image analysis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780817639570
Publisher:	Birkhäuser Boston
Publication date:	03/20/1997
Series:	BioTechniques Books
Edition description:	1996
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x (d)

About the Author

Gu, Jiang (Institute of Molecular Morphology)

The contributors represent the specialties of pathology, cytology, neuroscience and physiology. Most are from medical laboratories, health science centers, universities, and research institutes in seven countries, including the U.S., the Netherlands, and Australia. Institutions prominently represented include Leiden Cytology and Pathology Laboratory, SUNY Health Sciences Center-Brooklyn, UCSB, USC, and Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Earle W. Holmes, PhD (Loyola University Medical Center)
Description: This book covers different aspects of the field of analytical morphology, including antigen retrieval, immunogold staining, in situ hybridization, neural network assisted cytological screening, image DNA cytometry, and other immunohistochemical techniques.
Purpose: It is intended to present authoritative reviews of recent developments and newly emerging techniques in the field.
Audience: The book will serve as a review and update for morphological scientists with some experience in the techniques presented, but it will be of special value to biological scientists who wish to begin to use analytic morphological techniques in their research.
Features: The text is oriented toward the technical aspects of the discipline. Different methods of analysis are critically evaluated. Protocols that have been used with success in the authors' laboratories are presented in detail. The results obtained by the various techniques are presented in 36 pages of color plates.
Assessment: This book presents up-to-date reviews of topics of fundamental interest to the field of analytical morphology. The expertise of the authors and the presentation of detailed protocols for successfully performing the different techniques make this book an excellent starting point for researchers who wish to add these techniques to their laboratories. The book will be a valuable addition to libraries that serve researchers in the biomedical sciences.

Doody's Review Service

Reviewer: Earle W. Holmes, PhD(Loyola University Medical Center)
Description: This book covers different aspects of the field of analytical morphology, including antigen retrieval, immunogold staining, in situ hybridization, neural network assisted cytological screening, image DNA cytometry, and other immunohistochemical techniques.
Purpose: It is intended to present authoritative reviews of recent developments and newly emerging techniques in the field.
Audience: The book will serve as a review and update for morphological scientists with some experience in the techniques presented, but it will be of special value to biological scientists who wish to begin to use analytic morphological techniques in their research.
Features: The text is oriented toward the technical aspects of the discipline. Different methods of analysis are critically evaluated. Protocols that have been used with success in the authors' laboratories are presented in detail. The results obtained by the various techniques are presented in 36 pages of color plates.
Assessment: This book presents up-to-date reviews of topics of fundamental interest to the field of analytical morphology. The expertise of the authors and the presentation of detailed protocols for successfully performing the different techniques make this book an excellent starting point for researchers who wish to add these techniques to their laboratories. The book will be a valuable addition to libraries that serve researchers in the biomedical sciences.

This book covers different aspects of the field of analytical morphology, including antigen retrieval, immunogold staining, in situ hybridization, neural network assisted cytological screening, image DNA cytometry, and other immunohistochemical techniques. It is intended to present authoritative reviews of recent developments and newly emerging techniques in the field. The book will serve as a review and update for morphological scientists with some experience in the techniques presented, but it will be of special value to biological scientists who wish to begin to use analytic morphological techniques in their research. The text is oriented toward the technical aspects of the discipline. Different methods of analysis are critically evaluated. Protocols that have been used with success in the authors' laboratories are presented in detail. The results obtained by the various techniques are presented in 36 pages of color plates. This book presents up-to-date reviews of topics of fundamental interest to the field of analytical morphology. The expertise of the authors and the presentation of detailed protocols for successfully performing the different techniques make this book an excellent starting point for researchers who wish to add these techniques to their laboratories. The book will be a valuable addition to libraries that serve researchers in the biomedical sciences.

Earle W. Holmes