Basic Histology: Text & Atlas by Luiz Junqueira, Jose Carneiro
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Textbook (Paperback - Book & CD-ROM)
- 544pp
- Sales Rank: 23,475
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- ISBN-13: 9780071440912
- Edition Description: Book & CD-ROM
- Edition Number: 11
- Pub. Date: March 2005
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: March 2005
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
- Format: Textbook Paperback, 544pp
- Sales Rank: 23,475
- ISBN-13: 9780071440912
- ISBN: 0071440917
- Edition Number: 11
- Edition Description: Book & CD-ROM
Synopsis
With this text/CD-ROM package, Junqueira and Carneiro, both affiliated with the University of Sao Paulo, offer a comprehensive approach to the relationship between tissue structure and function and the physiologic response in the human body. This 11th edition is revised to reflect recent findings and interpretations in molecular biology, intercellular communications, human genomics, and the structure and function of specific organ systems. It features some 600 color photomicrographs, electron micrographs, and illustrations. The CD-ROM contains all of the images from the text in a searchable format with zoom-in capacity. Users can import the images in PowerPoint or download them into reports and presentations. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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The book contains both black-and-white, two-color illustrations, and color illustrations.
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Reviewer:Ronald P. Jensh, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Thomas Jefferson University)
Description:This is the 11th edition of a well written and illustrated histologic textbook presented in a topic order that is typical of all standard histologic texts, with appropriate and well executed illustrative material. The previous edition was published just two years ago.
Purpose:The purpose is to provide students with an understanding of basic histologic structure and function. It also provides students with an appreciation of the interaction of cells within and among the various tissues and organ systems. Such an understanding will lead to a better comprehension of the processes that occur in pathology and pathophysiology. These certainly are worthy objectives and the book does meet these goals.
Audience:The book is written for students in postgraduate schools of medical specialties (human and veterinarian, nursing, allied health) . It is also appropriate for upper division (3rd and 4th year) biology students in colleges and universities. It would also be of use to professionals in these areas as a reference source. The authors are credible authorities; the senior author has been writing this textbook for many years.
Features:The text/atlas covers all the basic tissues of the body and each of the organ systems. In addition, there are two chapters on the cell ("The Cytoplasm" and "The Cell Nucleus") and one chapter on histologic methodology. The chapters are in appropriate order, starting with the basic tissues of the body and proceeding to each of the organ systems. It is interesting to note, however, that althoughthe immune system chapter is one that was more extensively revised, the authors still call that chapter "Lymphoid Organs." The book also includes clinical correlative examples which serve to reinforce the importance of the material being discussed. There are no particularly unique features to this basic text/atlas. With that said, it should be pointed out that the photographs are very good and the drawings are very well executed.
Assessment:This is a very well written and illustrated text/atlas of histology. It compares very favorably with other histologic text/atlases. The authors have always produced very high quality editions. The one reservation I have concerns the difference between this edition and the previous one, which was published only two years ago. Although the authors have replaced a few of the photographs with resin-embedded specimens, that is a minor issue. Also, although they state that genome material has been added, the nerve chapter rewritten, and the immune and cell chapters revised, the majority of the text/atlas remains unchanged from the previous edition. I am always biased toward the latest text available. However, in the interest of students' concerns about educational costs, I must state that I feel that it is questionable whether the changes that have been made justify the cost of purchasing the 11th edition to replace a previously purchased 10th edition.
Biography
Luiz Carlos Junqueira, MD, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Medical School
University of São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
José Carneiro, MD, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Institute of Biomedical Sciences
University of São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
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Basic Histology: Text & Atlas with CD-ROMby Anonymous
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September 27, 2005: Not everyone will have the luxury or luck of having a good professor for histology in Medial School. If this is the case, you are most likely going to teach the course to yourself. One book that will not make this task any easier is Junquiera?s Basic Histology Text and Atlas. The author tends to jump around in his explanation of the material and repeats statements. For example, p.91 ?Fibroblasts synthesize collagen, elastin, glycosaminoglycans, proteoglycans, and multiadhesive glycoproteins.? The author then explains what a fibroblast is and three paragraphs down states again but slightly differently, ?fibroblasts synthesize proteins, such as collagen and elastin, that form collagen, reticular, and elastic fibers, and the glycosaminoglycans, proteoglycans, and glycoproteins of the extracellular matrix.? The structure of the text is as if the thought process of the author is scattered or more so backwards. The majority of my classmates did not enjoy Junquiera?s explanations (even though they are somewhat thorough once you realize that you have to read on for a couple of paragraphs before grasping the whole idea in a structured manner). On a positive note, the text is rather well illustrated and does contain clinical correlations. If you are forced to buy Junquiera, I recommend using Paulsen?s Histology and Cell Biology. This is not only a great review book for the USMLE but also a very well organized companion to Junquiera. Unfortunately, Paulsen?s does not contain pictures and therefore an Atlas would be required.
Basic Histology: Text & Atlas with CD-ROMby Anonymous
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July 29, 2005: Basic Histology is now on its 10th edition, possibly a unique feat in textbooks on Histology, making it a classic in its field. Over the years its receptivity has spread beyond the USA. It has been translated into 16 languages, and is being used by medical students of many countries. The present edition, revised and updated, maintains the same winning features that have insured its success for 35 years: highlight on morpho-functional interaction utilization of tridimensional illustrations and the didactic pointing out of Histology's ties with Biochemestry, Pathology and medical practice. The very effective combination of limpid, authoritative text with strikingly detailed, clear micrographs and drawings justify the leading position of Basic Histology as the preferred textbook of Histology in the USA and abroad. (Apr?gio Mendes Filho, Full Professor of Histology, Medical School, Federal University of Cear?)
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