The Laboratory Mouse

Key features:

• High quality full colour photographs and descriptive texts on the location and removal of the organs from the mouse
• Instructive methods and clear visuals for trimming and orienting the organs for paraffin histology to obtain the best possible sections for analysis
• Full colour photomicrographs of the resulting section for each organ stained with haematoxylin and eosin, demonstrating important features and landmarks for the histologist to ensure the optimal area for analysis is achieved
• All in one, easy to use guide organised by individual organs of the laboratory mouse
• Spiralbound for easy reference in the lab

The Laboratory Mouse offers an essential resource for any academic, research, or development operation where mouse necropsy and/or histology are performed. Connecting the reader ‘from the mouse to the microscope’, it provides a detailed guide for locating, trimming, orientating, and embedding the most frequently investigated tissues collected in the laboratory mouse.

It shows where the organs reside in the mouse, how to trim and embed them, as well as the resulting optimal sections. This guide brings together a wealth of scattered information into one high-quality text, with an emphasis on providing knowledge that will help histologists and scientists achieve better results in any downstream assays where ideal sections are needed.