X Contents 



Chapter 5. Paraffin Method 51 



Sectionino; 51 



Mountins: 56 



Chapter 6. Freezing Method 62 



Fixation, Blocking, and Sectioning 63 



Mounting 65 



Staining 67 



Chapter 7. Nitrocellulose Method 70 



Dehydration and Infiltration 71 



Embedding 72 



Sectioning 74 



Hot Celloidin Technic . 75 



Difficulties in Nitrocellulose Sectioning 76 



Staining and Moiniting 76 



Mounting Before Staining 77 



Chapter 8. Specialized Embedding Technics 80 



Water Soluble Wax Embedding and Sectioning ... 80 



Double Embedding 83 



Polyester Embedding 85 



Chapter 9. The Microscope 88 



The Compound Microscope 88 



The Operation of a Microscope 91 



Measuring Devices Used on a Microscope 94 



Specialized Microscopy 96 



Chapter 10. Stains and Staining 104 



Stains and Their Staining Action 104 



