An atlas of laboratory animal haematology [antikvár]

The decision to produce this book was taken in response to what we perceived as a need for suitable teaching aids in an animal haematology laboratory. Both of us were trained in hospitál haematology laboratories and found that the transition to working with animal blood was made more difficult by the paucity of printed, and especially illustrated material. Our initial aim was to produce a set of photographs for use within our own laboratory, but we were encouraged by the Oxford University Press to develop our work into a proper atlas. Once it was agreed that an atlas should be produced there was then considerable discussion as to what form it should take. We agreed that it should conform to certain principles, namely: it should be designed to be used on the bench in the laboratory; it should contain a maximum of illustrated material and a bare minimum of text; it should contain, wherever possible, full numerical data on the species illustrated, stressing the rangé of normál values; it should be standardized in formát between chapters with only a small number of standard magnifications. We hope that this book adequately fulfils these objectives, and that a haematologist coming to a new species for the first time will be able to use the atlas to familiarize himself or herself with the normál appearances of its blood. For the more experienced worker we hope it will provide a useful reference to the rangé of normál appearances and alsó data which will help in the decision as to whether observed values are within the normál rangé. At all times we have tried to keep in mind that this book is meant to be a working tool, for assistance and reference, rather than a textbook to be read from cover to cover. If it makes life easier for our colleagues in other laboratories, we shall have succeeded in our task. Alderley Park January 1981 J.H.S. C.E.P.