General Histology of the Mammal An Atlas for Students of Medicine and Biology [Paperback]

With a Foreword by Reiter R.J. Translated by Forster, S.I. Introduction.- Origin of Tissues.- Differentiation. Closed and Wide-Meshed Cell Unions.- Four Tissue Groups.- Growth, Regeneration, Hyperplasia, Hypertrophy, Atrophy, Involution, Degeneration, and Necrosis.- Metaplasia.- Transplantation, Implantation, and Explantation.- II. Epithelial Tissue.- Surface Epithelia Classification of Surface Epithelia.- Localization of Various Surface Epithelia.- Simple Squamous Epithelium.- Simple Cuboidal Epithelium.- Simple Columnar Epithelium.- Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium.- Transitional Epithelium.- Stratified Columnar Epithelium.- Nonkeratinized Stratified Squamous Epithelium.- Keratinized Stratified Squamous Epithelium (Epidermis).- Secretory Surface Epithelia Amniotic Epithelium.- Vascularized Secretory Epithelium.- Atypical Epithelia.- Enamel Organ.- Thymus.- Changes in Form of Epithelial Cells.- Functions of Surface Epithelia.- Glandular Epithelia Exocrine Glands Development of Exocrine and Endocrine Glands.- Classification of Exocrine Glands.- Form of Exocrine Glands.- Unicellular Glands.- Endoepithelial Multicellular Gland.- Tubular Gland.- Tubuloacinar Gland.- Tubuloalveolar Gland.- Apocrine Alveolar Gland.- Holocrine Alveolar Gland.- Scheme of a Compound Tubuloacinar Gland.- Endocrine Glands.- Regeneration and Transplantation of Epithelial Tissue.- III. Connective and Supporting Tissues.- Origin of Connecting and Supporting Tissues.- Classification of Connective and Supporting Tissues.- Mesenchyme.- Gelatinous or Mucous Connective Tissue.- Reticular Connective Tissue.- White Adipose Tissue.- White Adipose Tissue Cell.- Brown Adipose Tissue.- Brown Adipose Tissue Cell.- Loose Connective Tissue.- Fixed Cells: Fibroblast and Fibrocyte.- Formed and Amorphous Components of the Intercellular Substance.- Wandering Cells Histiocyte.- Reticulohistiocytic or Reticuloendothelial System.- Mast Cell.- Lymphocytes.- Monocyte.- Plasma Cell.- Eosinophilic Granulocyte.- Specl£I