Atlas of Fish Histology PDF.Histology is the discipline of biology that involves the microscopic examination of thin stained tissue sections in order to study their structure and correlate it with function. Histology can detect signs of disease not easily recognized on gross examination and can therefore be of interest in fish health supervision. The aim of Atlas of Fish Histology PDF is to present a general reference guide providing an extensive set of histological images of fishes (about 40 species). This atlas is designed for use by students and researchers, biologists, ichthyologists, fish farmers, veterinarians working in fisheries and, of course, by comparative histologists who want to learn more about the fish world.
Table of Contents
Introduction to Histotechniques and Fish Gross Anatomy – Tissue processing
Sectioning
Routine staining of paraffin sections
Histochemical stainings
Immunohistochemistry & lectin cytochemistry
Coverslipping
Pictures of gross anatomy
Key to the gross anatomy figures A to S
Alphabetical key to the figures A to S
Tissue of Fishes
Skeletal Tissues – Cartilage
Bone
Notochord
Muscular Tissue – Skeletal muscle
Cardiac muscle
Smooth muscle
Cardiovascular System and Blood – Heart
Blood vessels
Cellular components of blood
Immune System and Hematopoiesis – Spleen
Thymus
Renal hemopoietic system
Phagocytic system
Epigonal organ
Integument – Epidermis
Dermis and hypodermis
Skin Coloration
Digestive System – Oral cavity and pharynx
General outline plan of the digestive tract
Esophagus
Stomach
Intestine
Glands Associated with the Gastrointestinal Tract – Liver
Exocrine pancreas
Swim and Gas Bladders
Respiratory System
Excretion and Osmoregulation – Excretory kidney
Chloride cells
Rectal gland of elasmobranchs
Nervous System – The central nervous system
The peripheral nervous system
Endocrine Glands – Pituitary Gland
Urophysis (caudal neurosecretory system)
Interrenal and chromaffin tissues
Thyroid gland
Endocrine pancreas
Corpuscles of STANNIUS
Ultimobranchial gland
Pseudobranch and choroid body
Pineal gland
Endrocrine cells of the cut
Gonads
Reproductive System – Male
Female
Sensory System and Communication – Auditory and lateral line system
Chemoreception
Electric organs and electroreception
Vision
List of Fish Names
By Franck Genten, Eddy Terwinghe and André Danguy
