{"product_id":"9781444336955","title":"Insect Histology Practical Laboratory Techniques","description":"\u003ch1\u003eInsect Histology\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePractical Laboratory Techniques\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePedro Barbosa | Deborah Berry | Christina K. Kary\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Life Sciences \/ Zoology \/ Entomology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis helpful guide is self-contained, holding all of the information you will need for the preparation of histological slides of all types of insect tissues. It explains the essential procedures for their preparation, providing step-by-step information on each phase, for example, on fixation, dehydrating, clearing, embedding, and staining. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe laboratory manual explains the cutting-edge methodology carried out today, and provides a thorough collection of both historically established and modern insect histology techniques side-by-side. It is the first book to present these various techniques appropriate to insects. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKey issues covered include: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe use of genetic markers in insect histology;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eimportant approaches for the preparation of tissues and organs for SEM and TEM Fluorescence;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew immunohistochemical techniques;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehistological problems encountered in insect tissues such as sclerotized chitin, yolk-laden eggs, chromosomes, genitalia, etc., and how to deal with them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhotographs show the likely results of procedures, components of the process, and advantages of the use of particular approaches or compounds. As a comprehensive resource, this book is for students and researchers in entomology, systematics, developmental biology, insect cell biology, and morphology, wanting a clear introduction to the procedures for the histological display of insect tissues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Pedro Barbosa\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor Emeritus at the Department of Entomology of the University of Maryland, College Park. He has been a professor at Rutgers University, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and at the University of Maryland. Although his research focused on the ecology of insects and insect-plant interactions, he also has an interest in insect histology. Since his retirement in 2010 he has written several books on insects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Deborah Berry\u003c\/b\u003e is Co-Director for the Histopathology and Tissue Shared Resource at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, which provides research pathology support for translational cancer research. She has over 20 years' experience in histology with a specialty in the histology of the fruit fly \u003ci\u003eDrosophila melanogaster\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDr Christina Kary\u003c\/b\u003e is a scientific editor with the journal \u003ci\u003eGenes \u0026amp; Development\u003c\/i\u003e at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, New York. Before becoming an editor, she earned a PhD with Dr Eric Baehrecke at the University of Maryland and was a Jane Coffin Childs post-doctoral fellow with Dr Susan Mango at Harvard University.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 November 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444336955\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e368\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e37.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379978825868,"sku":"9781444336955","price":151.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444336955_352d1598-1d3e-4ba7-ac10-b140f6b4c5dc.jpg?v=1780172386","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781444336955","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}