Histology and Cell Biology: An Introduction to Pathology

Linking basic science to clinical application throughout, Histology and Cell Biology: An Introduction to Pathology, 5th Edition, helps students build a stronger clinical knowledge base in the challenging area of pathologic abnormalities. This award-winning text presents key concepts in an understandable, easy-to-understand manner, with full-color illustrations, diagrams, photomicrographs, and pathology photos fully integrated on every page. Student-friendly features such as highlighted clinical terms, Clinical Conditions boxes, Essential Concepts boxes, concept mapping animations, and more help readers quickly grasp complex information.

Key Features

    Features new content on cancer immunotherapy, satellite cells and muscle repair, vasculogenesis and angiogenesis in relation to cancer treatment, and mitochondria replacement therapies.

    Presents new material on ciliogenesis, microtubule assembly and disassembly, chromatin structure and condensation, and X chromosome inactivation, which directly impact therapy for ciliopathies, infertility, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease.

Table of Contents

PART I BASIC TISSUES AND INTEGRATED CELL BIOLOGY AND GENERAL PATHOLOGY

Chapter 1 EPITHELIUM

Chapter 2 EPITHELIAL GLANDS

Chapter 3 CELL SIGNALING

Chapter 4 CONNECTIVE TISSUE

Chapter 5 OSTEOGENESIS

Chapter 6 BLOOD AND HEMATOPOIESIS

Chapter 7 MUSCLE TISSUE

Chapter 8 NERVOUS TISSUE

Chapter 9 SENSORY ORGANS: VISION AND HEARING

PART II ORGAN SYSTEMS: PROTECTION OF THE BODY  View less >

Chapter 10 IMMUNE-LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

Chapter 11 INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM

PART III ORGAN SYSTEMS: BLOOD CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS  View less >

Chapter 12 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Chapter 13 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Chapter 14 URINARY SYSTEM

PART IV ORGAN SYSTEMS: THE ALIMENTARY SYSTEM  View less >

Chapter 15 UPPER DIGESTIVE SEGMENT

Chapter 16 LOWER DIGESTIVE SEGMENT

Chapter 17 DIGESTIVE GLANDS

PART V ORGAN SYSTEMS: THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM  View less >

Chapter 18 NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Chapter 19 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

PART VI ORGAN SYSTEMS: THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM  View less >

Chapter 20 SPERMATOGENESIS

Chapter 21 SPERM TRANSPORT AND MATURATION

Chapter 22 FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE

Chapter 23 FERTILIZATION, PLACENTATION, AND LACTATION

Abraham Kierszenbaum, Emeritus Medical (Clinical) Professor, The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, The City University of New York, New York, New York
Laura Tres, Emeritus Medical (Clinical) Professor, The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, The City University of New York, New York, New York