Welcome

This site is intended to help out the newcomer to histopathology. It is not intended as a technical guide for those already working in the field or as a source of hints and tips. If that's what you came looking for, please try some of the links you can find at www.biomedscience.co.uk.
Follow these links to find information about histology.

Definitions - Definitions relating to histopathology.
Specimen Reception - What we get and what we do with it first.
The "Cut-up" - Description and dissection.
Specimen Processing - "Fixation" and "Processing".
Sectioning - Microtomy.
Staining - Staining techniques.
Frozen Sections - Intra-operative diagnosis.
Immunohistochemistry - Antibody based methods.
Advances - Improving technology.
Links - Interesting links and equipment suppliers.
Recommended Reading - Books worth reading for those interested.