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Histology, microscopy, anatomy and disease
Histology, microscopy, anatomy and disease

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This free course was written by David Male.

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Figure 1: © Brostoff, J. et al. (1991) Clinical Immunology, Gower Medical.

Figure 2, 3 and 6: © David Male

Figure 7: © Image copyright holders a–e: Claudion, S. (2003) ‘Unfolding the role of protein misfolding in neurodegenerative diseases’, Nature Reviews Neuroscience, vol. 4, 2003 © Nature Publishing Group

Figure 8: © Woo, E. K. et al. (2005) ‘Myoepithelial carcinoma of the breast: a case report with imaging and pathological findings’, British Journal of Radiology, vol. 78, May 2005. The British Institute of Radiology

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For providing slides to examine in the Virtual Microscope, special thanks goes to:

Cambridge University, Department of Pathology

University of Leicester

King’s College Hospital, London

University College Hospital, London

Milton Keynes Hospital, Department of Histopathology

All other organisations who have donated to the OpenScience Laboratory.

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