Sterilization of apparatus and culture media. Culture of pathogens. Long-term storage of plant pathogens. Detection and estimation of inoculum. Establishment of disease and testing for resistance. Soil microorganisms. Fungicide evaluation. Biological control. Bright-field micros…
"This book discusses the various basic monitoring techniques available for emergency patients. The book elaborates on and explains monitoring techniques that can be easily performed in basic ER clinics and primary care clinics"--
Recent advances in molecular and cellular biology techniques have significantly improved our ability to detect, monitor, model and study the underlying molecular basis and pathogenesis of leukemia, yet we are still in an early discovery stage and much more work is needed in orde…
In this new age of science and technology, microchip methods of analysis have developed into an essential tool for biomedical researchers. Microchip Methods in Diagnostics looks at this increasingly miniaturized technology, focusing on DNA microarrays, protein microarrays, and l…
Contemporary Insect Diagnostics aids entomologists as they negotiate the expectations and potential dangers of the practice. It provides the reader with methods for networking with regulatory agencies, expert laboratories, first detectors, survey specialists, legal and health pr…
Epilepsy is one of the most familiar chronic neurological diseases and is a common yet challenging presentation in veterinary surgeries. This book covers seizure pathogenesis, classifications, diagnostic investigations, emergency treatments and longer term treatments, with a lar…
This book on horse veterinary medicine is systems-based and each individual system is introduced with information on the relevant basic anatomy and physiology, standard clinical examination techniques and useful differential diagnostic aids. This is followed by diseases and diso…
Fractures in the horse
"Fractures in the Horse is a comprehensive contemporaneous reference on the subject. The first 15 chapters deal with principles such as: Bone structure and function, physiological aspects of adaptation, stress protection and ultrastructural morphology. The pathophysiology of fra…
This book contains 17 illustrated chapters and 9 appendices that describe the handling and physical examination, anatomy and physiology, the different species, therapy, ophthalmology, infectious and non-infectious diseases, anaesthesia, surgery, endocscopy and diagnosis, hand re…
Exotic animal emergency and critical care medicine
This illustrated, comprehensive reference provides concise information on the materials and methods of bacteriology, mycology, and virology. The book covers the collection, isolation, and culture of diagnostic specimens, with detailed notes on the biochemical, serological and ot…
This book presents field and laboratory techniques as well as basic information on tree disease pathology for students, foresters, plant scientists, and arboriculturalists. This second edition includes expanded historical documentation, updated taxonomy and terminology for both …
This book guides readers through the major aspects of veterinary cytology from sample collection, preparation, and staining, to the criteria used to examine the slide and draft a quality cytological report. It provides comprehensive coverage of the cutaneous and subcutaneous les…