Product Overview
From Follett
System requirements: web browser and QuickTime.;LC copy imperfect, accompanying wall poster wanting DLC;Collection of peripheral blood -- Counting red blood cells, platelets, and viable nucleated white blood cells -- Protocol 1 determination of percent red cell volume (hematocrit) -- Protocol 2 methodology to determine a red blood cell count using a hemacytometer -- Protocol 3 methodology to determine a platelet cell count using a unopette and a hemacytometer -- Protocol 4 methodology to determine a white blood cell count and viability using a hemacytometer -- Peripheral blood films and cytospin preparations -- Protocol 5 washing slides in preparation for microscopic examination of peripheral blood and bone marrow -- Protocol 6 preparation of a peripheral blood film -- Protocol 7 fixing, staining, and mounting a peripheral blood film -- Protocol 8 preparation of a peripheral blood suspension for cytospin analysis -- Cell differential assessments of peripheral blood films -- Preparation of bone marrow for microscopic examination -- Protocol 9 bone marrow biopsy of the mouse -- Protocol 10 preparation of a bone marrow brush smear -- Protocol 11 preparation of a bone marrow suspension for cytospin analysis -- Cell differential assessments of bone marrow.;Includes bibliographical references and index.
From the Publisher
The mouse has become a standard laboratory model organism, particularly for the study of hematopoiesis, the immune system, and inflammation. Although laboratories studying stem cells, blood, and blood-forming tissues have assimilated many new molecular diagnostic methods, the identification of cell lineages through classical light microscopic techniques is often poorly understood and practiced. Mouse Hematology presents a concise review of conventional methods for the preparation, enumeration, and microscopic examination of blood and blood-forming tissues of the laboratory mouse. Along with a short laboratory manual featuring detailed protocols, Mouse Hematology includes a DVD of short video demonstrations of the techniques and a poster of blood cell types for easy identification at the microscope. These rapid, inexpensive assessments can save valuable time and resources essential to the design, development, and interpretation of experiments