Mouse Hematology

The mouse has become a standard laboratory model organism, particularly for the study of hematopoiesis, the immune system, and inflammation. Although laboratories studying stem cells, blood, and blood-forming tissues have assimilated many new molecular diagnostic methods, the identification of cell lineages through classical light microscopic techniques is often poorly understood and practiced. Mouse Hematology presents a concise review of conventional methods for the preparation, enumeration, and microscopic examination of blood and blood-forming tissues of the laboratory mouse. Along with a short laboratory manual featuring detailed protocols, Mouse Hematology includes a DVD of short video demonstrations of the techniques and a poster of blood cell types for easy identification at the microscope. These rapid, inexpensive assessments can save valuable time and resources essential to the design, development, and interpretation of experiments. Related Titles from the Publisher Mouse Phenotypes: A Handbook of Mutation Analysis Manipulating the Mouse Embryo: A Laboratory Manual, 3rd ed. Basic Methods in Microscopy Imaging in Neuroscience and Development: A Laboratory Manual Live Cell Imaging: A Laboratory Manual, 2nd ed.