Connective Tissue
Connective Tissue (9894-09)
Review connective tissue and the various methods for demonstration. Strategies that will maintain reproducibility and consistency in staining results will also be discussed.
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$135
Additional Details
PEP hours: 11
CPS/ART credits: 0
Learning Outcomes:
- Describe connective tissue
- Identify connective tissue microscopically
- Identify and describe connective tissue fibers
- Identify and describe connective tissue cells
- Identify methods that demonstrate connective tissue
- Name tissue controls that can be used to demonstrate connective tissue
- Describe the fixative/fixation method that best preserves connective tissue components
- Identify processing and tissue preparation to best preserve lipid.
- Identify function(s) of the main reagents used in connective tissue demonstration methods
- State the theory/principle of: elastic tissue demonstration methods, lipid demonstration, metachromasia, Romanowsky stains for hematopoetic cells, trichrome methods
Instructor: Masaye Tanaka, MLT, ART, BSc, MEd
Prerequisites: Theory and Mechanisms of Staining (9815-08), Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) Stain (9816-08), Paraffin Tissue Processing (9822-08), Fixation Practices (9893-09)as well as recognize light microscope characteristics of normal tissue in H&E stained preparations, identify dyes using color index (CI) number and understand physicochemical stain theories
Textbook: N/A
Equipment: Computer with Internet is required
Start Date: Upon registration
Completion: Up to 52 weeks
Version Date: December 2009