Wheater's Functional Histology: A Text and Colour Atlas (Book with CD-ROM)

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Summary: Wheater: not for the beginner
Review: As a first year medical student, I was required to buy this Atlas. I thought it was a terrible atlas for someone who has never taken histology before. The identification of the structures is minimal and often confusing. I had to buy another atlas to make it through the course. (Difores Atlas of Histology).

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Summary: Great reference
Review: Extremely helpful and informative. Very well organized and easy to follow.

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Summary: Fabulous images.
Review: Great reference for histology reviews. An invaluable tool for a pathologist.

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Summary: Accessible book for scientists not trained in medicine
Review: I am a engineer in a medical imaging company. I use this book to acquaint myself with pathology of different tissues that we image. It is very understandable. It does not require a background in medicince or biology to be useful. It does not go into great depth as would a specialized text but does give a great overview.

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Summary: Very useful for my histology class
Review: I am a medical student and found this textbook very helpful because it was well-organized and full of important information. It's very thorough and complete with great pictures. Also, this book will always serve as a great reference in years to come. My study group and I also used the following which is also on amazon:
Histology Study Guide: Key Review Questions and Answers by Patrick Leonardi (isbn: 0971999686) The questions in the second book were of similar type to the tests in our medical histology class. In fact, we were recommended the second book from our friends at another med school and they found it quite helpful. It goes to show they were right, we all got A's and B's by using these two books.

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Summary: A text and an atlas...good at neither
Review: I found this book very helpful for my veterinary histology course. It has wonderful illustrations and pictures; all of the references to the photographs are on the same page so there is no flipping between pages.

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Summary: Nice pace, easy to follow
Review: I found this book very helpful for my veterinary histology course. It has wonderful illustrations and pictures; all of the references to the photographs are on the same page so there is no flipping between pages.

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Summary: Very good textbook for my medical histology class
Review: I found this book very helpful for understanding the concepts of histology. It's well-written and quite thorough and gave me a good foundation in understanding histology. ...

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Summary: Still one of the best
Review: I was pleased with this new edition. The text and images are superb, and the CD-ROM is a nice feature that allows me to tailor presentations to my needs. There are many new schematic diagrams, charts and tables wich in my opinion improve the utility of the book. One drawback is that the color tables and charts, which are extremely informative and visually pleasing, do not show up well when used in presentations. They are too light. Otherwise, I highly recommend this book for students who would like good images for reference, with enough text included to aid understanding, but not so much that the book becomes tedious.

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Summary: Still one of the best
Review: I was pleased with this new edition. The text and images are superb, and the CD-ROM is a nice feature that allows me to tailor presentations to my needs. There are many new schematic diagrams, charts and tables wich in my opinion improve the utility of the book. One drawback is that the color tables and charts, which are extremely informative and visually pleasing, do not show up well when used in presentations. They are too light. Otherwise, I highly recommend this book for students who would like good images for reference, with enough text included to aid understanding, but not so much that the book becomes tedious.