Bancroft's Theory and practice of histological techniques / Created by S. Kim Suvarna, Christopher Layton and John D. Bancroft

Includes index

Contents; 1 --
Pathology laboratory management; Introduction; Regulation and accreditation; Accreditation; Quality management; Quality control (QC); External quality assurance (EQA); Process improvement; Risk management; Risk identification. Risk analysis and evaluationRisk Assessment Tool; Severity and likelihood values; Incidents may also be scored 1â#x80;#x93;5 for likelihood; Audit; Risk funding; Safety; Laboratory procedures; Departmental organization; Workflow; Personnel management; Staffing the laboratory; Premises, equipment and materials; Financial management; Acknowledgments; Further reading; 2 --
Chemical safety in the laboratory; Introduction; Classifications of hazardous chemicals; Labeling of hazardous chemicals; Working safely with hazardous chemicals; Safety data sheets (SDS). Section 1: Identification of the substance or mixture and of the supplierSection 2: Hazards identification; Section 3: Composition and information on ingredients; Section 4: First-aid measures; Section 5: Fire-fighting measures; Section 6: Accidental release measures; Section 7: Handling and storage; Section 8: Exposure controls/personal protection; Eye protection; Skin protection; Respiratory protection; Ingestion protection; Section 9: Physical and chemical properties; Section 10: Stability and reactivity; Section 11: Toxicological information; Section 12: Ecological information. Section 13: Disposal considerationsRecycling; Section 14: Transport information; Section 15: Regulatory information; Section 16: Other information; References; 3 --
Light microscopy; Introduction; Light and its properties; Retardation and refraction; Image formation; Image quality; The components of a microscope; The light source; Condensers; Object stage; Objectives; The body tube and eyepiece; Using the microscope; Magnification; Illumination; Dark field illumination; Phase contrast microscopy; Interference microscopy; Polarized light microscopy; Fluorescence microscopy. Transmitted light fluorescenceIncident light fluorescence; The confocal microscope; 4 --
Fixation of tissues; Introduction; Types of fixation; Physical methods of fixation; Heat fixation; Microwave fixation; Freeze-drying and freeze substitution; Chemical fixation; Coagulant fixatives; Dehydrant coagulant fixatives; Other types of coagulant fixative; Non-coagulant cross-linking fixatives; Formaldehyde fixation; Reversibility of formaldehyde-macromolecular reactions; Glutaraldehyde fixation; Osmium tetroxide fixation; Cross-linking fixatives for electron microscopy; Mercuric chloride fixatives.