Bailey's Textbook of Histology

Abstract

<h3>Histologie und mikroskopische Anatomie des Menschen.</h3> By W. Bargmann. 5th ed. 856 pp, 671 illus. 72 marks. Georg Thieme Verlag, Postfach 732, Herdweg 63, 7000 Stuttgart 1, West Germany, 1964 Present-day morphologic research depends largely on electron microscopy and other new techniques, but the light microscope still remains the basis for histological study. To understand the structure of the body the student must have a thorough grounding in what the light microscope discloses. But he must also have a significant knowledge of the finer structure if he wants to keep up with current developments. <i>Bailey's Textbook of Histology</i>, now in its 15th edition, has earned a permanent place in the medical scene as a standard and widelyused text. At present, when research and teaching exhibit such flux, the editors of an old established text face the problem, how much of the new should be incorporated? And, lest the book become