[Histonet] Histology text book "bibles"

[Muhammad Azam]

These last few posts r so wonderful and revealing. Where we came from and all the glorious history. Very nostalgic

Dr Azam


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> On Jul 9, 2020, at 2:44 PM, Hobbs, Carl via Histonet <histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:
> 
> Good to read of others' xp
> I remember the Armed Forces book...good in parts, unlike the Curate's egg!
> Disbrey and Rack...wonderfully refreshing.
> Exceedingly well-informed person was Brenda!
> I reckon she swung the panel in my favour for a Histology Manager job.....YEARS ago!
> Imho the forerunner of the best: Kiernan 
> Sure, neck and neck with Bancroft and Stevens....both game-changers
> Pearce...wonderfully instructive yet....dense?
> What about the 70's "bible"...I forget the English author......dash it!
> His surname begins with a C?
> Carleton!
> The book was THE text at that time ( in UK)...however, I found it rather didactic....no depth
> I could be wrong, of course!
> I did learn a lot from it...then found it lacing in depth...thirst for Histo teck knowledge, chuckle
> It gave me a seminal Taster for more, however.
> Met him at many London Histology discussion meetings...at one of which he dismisssed me for using DPX mountant
> ( cheaper for my lab/quickersetting...close RI , I recall?)
> Harrumph, he said....use natural resin: Canada balsam!
> Much closer RI....hmm
> What does Prof. Kiernan think re DPX v Canada balsam??
> Luverly smell..tho (  C.balsam)
> Does anyone use CBalsam still?
> Also....
> sure, Harry Cook has a special place in my Histology career...such a humble yet...knowledgeable person.
> He opened up my mind to things Histological...his depth and breadth of things Histological was...humbling and mesmeric.
> His Carbohydrate booklet was so good for me, when I needed it!
> Curious-illy
> Always
> 
> Carl
> 
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