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THIS book gives a short introduction to recent methods in microtomy, many of the methods being adapted for the smear technique which does not require section cutting. It is a useful and compact summary for amateurs who do not have an elaborate equipment and for university students and teachers desiring an introduction to the most recent practices. In addition to a statement about apparatus, the treatment of living cells and vital staining, there are sections on smear methods, fixation, embedding in paraffin, dioxan, n-butyl alcohol and celloidin. A chapter on staining is followed by notes on methods in histology and embryology.
Biological Laboratory Technique:
an Introduction to Research in Embryology, Cytology and Histology. By Prof. J. Brontë Gatenby. . Pp. vii + 130. (London: J. and A. Churchill, Ltd., 1937.) 7s. 6d.
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Biological Laboratory Technique. Nature 140, 1081 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/1401081d0
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