Preface
This open access histology atlas was made possible through generous grant funding by The University System of Georgia through the Affordable Learning Georgia initiative: https://www.affordablelearninggeorgia.org/.
Image Credits
The authors wish to express our deepest gratitude to the following scientific partners for allowing us to include images of their products in our book:
Motic Instruments USA Inc,.
Images of the Motic Panthera E2 compound light microscope were included in this book.
Micrographs in this book were captured using the integrated high-resolution camera Motic Panthera L.
MOTIC is a name of a registered trademark of Motic Instruments USA Inc,.
Corporate website: https://www.motic.com/
3B Scientific
Images of the 3B Scientific Classic Unisex Human Torso Model – 14 Part (Item No. 1000190 [B13]) were included in this book.
© 3B Scientific GmbH, Germany, 2023
Micrographs included in this book were produced by the authors using commercially available histology slides purchased from the following suppliers:
Carolina Biological Supply Company: https://www.carolina.com/
Ward’s Science: https://www.wardsci.com/store/
ACknowledgements
The authors would like to thank our colleagues in the Augusta University College of Science and Mathematics for their support of this project. Specifically, we would like to our express our deepest gratitude to Dr. Richard Griner, Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, for his unwavering support of this project.
Project Contributors
This project was truly a collaborative effort, and we would like to recognize the efforts of the team. The authors are thrilled to have four Augusta University undergraduate students participate in this project.
Text Authors
Karen Wiles, Ph.D. (Faculty – Augusta University, Department of Physiology)
Christina Wilson, Ph.D. (Faculty – Augusta University, Department of Biological Sciences)
Illustrators
Juan Manuel Ramiro Diaz, Ph.D. (Faculty – Augusta University, Department of Biological Sciences)
Georgios Kallifatidis, Ph.D. (Faculty – Augusta University, Department of Biological Sciences)
Soma Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D. (Faculty – Augusta University, Department of Biological Sciences)
Jaylan Richardson (Augusta University, Undergraduate Student)
Edna Martinez Sanchez (Augusta University, Undergraduate Student)
Video Media Productions
Samantha Kendrick (Augusta University, Undergraduate Student)
Editors
Karen Wiles, Ph.D. (Faculty – Augusta University, Department of Physiology)
Christina Wilson, Ph.D. (Faculty – Augusta University, Department of Biological Sciences)
Juan Manuel Ramiro Diaz, Ph.D. (Faculty -Augusta University, Department of Biological Sciences)
Georgios Kallifatidis, Ph.D. (Faculty – Augusta University, Department of Biological Sciences)
Soma Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D. (Faculty – Augusta University, Department of Biological Sciences)
