No. 750 School Set D for General Biology, Supplementary Set 50 microscope slides
Histology of Man and Mammals
- Ciliated epithelium, in t.s. of fallopian tube of pig
- Tendon of cow, l.s. showing white fibrous tissue, stained for fibres and cells
- Heart muscle, human, t.s. and l.s., branched fibres with central nuclei and intercalated discs
- Lymph gland of pig, t.s. showing lymphoid tissue
- Esophagus of cat, t.s. with stratified squamous epithelium, muscular layers
- Stomach of cat, t.s. through fundic region showing gastric glands
- Large intestine (colon), t.s. special stained for the mucous cells
- Pancreas of pig, sec. showing islets of Langerhans
- Thyroid gland of pig, sec. showing glandular epithelium and colloid
- Adrenal gland of cat, t.s. through cortex and medulla
- Sperm of bull (spermatozoa), smear
- Motor nerve cells, smear from spinal cord of cow showing w.m. of motor nerve cells and their processes
- Cerebrum, human, t.s. of cortex showing pyramidal cells and fibrous region
- Human skin from palm, v.s. showing cornified epidermis, germinative zone, sweat glands
Zoology
- Distomum hepaticum (Fasciola), the beef liver fluke, w.m. and stained for general study of internal organs
- Taenia spec., tapeworm, w.m. of mature proglottids
- Culex pipiens, mosquito, head and piercingsucking mouth parts of female, w.m.
- Culex pipiens, mosquito, head and reduced mouth parts of male, w.m.
- Cimex lectularius, bed bug, w.m. of adult specimen
Cytology and Genetics
- Mitochondria, in thin sec. through liver or kidney, special staining technique
- Golgi apparatus, t.s. through spinal ganglion, special staining technique
- Chloroplasts, in leaf of Elodea or Mnium, special stained
- Aleurone grains, in sec. of Ricinus endosperm
- Storage, section of liver or kidney, vital stained with trypanblue to demonstrate storage in epithelial cells
- DNA in cell nuclei, demonstrated by Feulgen staining technique
- DNA and RNA, fixed and stained with methyl green and pyronine to show DNA and RNA in different colors
- Giant chromosomes from the salivary gland of Chironomus. Individual genes and puffs can be observed
- Human chromosomes, spread in the stage of metaphase, for counting chromosomes
- Meiotic and mitotic stages in sec. of crayfish testis. Nuclear spindles are present
- Maturation divisions in ova of Ascaris megalocephala, different stages, iron hematoxylin stained
- Cleavage stages in ova of Ascaris megalocephala, ironhematoxylin stained
Bacteria and Diseased Organs of Man
- Escherichia coli, bacteria from colon, probably pathogenic, smear Gram stained
- Eberthella typhi, causing typhoid fever, smear from culture, Gram stained
- Tuberculous lung, t.s. of diseased human lung showing miliary tubercles in tissue
- Coal dust lung (Anthracosis pulmonum), t.s. of human smoker’s lung
- Liver cirrhosis of man caused by alcohol abuse, t.s. showing degeneration of liver cells
- Arteriosclerosis, t.s. of diseased human coronary artery showing sclerotic changes in the arterial wall
- Metastatic carcinoma (cancer) of human liver, t.s.
Embryology
- Sea urchin development (Psammechinus miliaris), composite slide with two cell, four cell and eight cell stages
- Sea urchin development (Psammechinus miliaris), composite slide with morula, blastula and gastrula stages
- Frog embryology (Rana spec.), sec. trough the blastula stage showing the blastocoel
- Frog embryology (Rana spec.), sag. sec. through young larva in the tail bud stage, with primordia of organs
Ecology and Environment
- Leaf (needle) of fir (Abies), two t.s. of leaves, healthy and damaged by environmental influences (acid rain)
- Leaf of beech (Fagus), two t.s. of leaves, healthy and damaged by environmental influences (acid rain)
- Bacteria from waste water, smear with many typical forms
Botany
- Nostoc, blue green alga, filamentous colonies within gelatinous sheaths
- Desmids (Desmidiaceae), strewn slide of various species
- Sphagnum, peat moss, w.m. of leaf showing chlorophyll bearing and hyaline cells.
- Triticum, wheat, t.s. of stem of a gramineous plant with central pith and circular arrangement of bundles
- Salvia, sage, t.s. of a square stem with angular collenchyma
