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Color Atlas Of Comparative Hematology

By C.M. Hawkey and T.B. Dennelt

This text/atlas contains approximately 500 color photomicrographs of erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes/platelets from both healthy and ill animals. The majorii of these photomicrographs are from blood smears of nondomesticated mammals, birds, and reptiles, making this book a much needed contribution to veterinary hematology. The authors have demonstrated numerous blood cell changes, al- though the accompanying legends occasionally seem overly interpretive. A section on blood parasites, con- tributed by M.A. Pierce, emphasizes the morphology of avian hemoparasites and is an important reference for veterinary hematologists. While some of the photomicrographs can be critiqued for color balance,

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artifacts, or focus, they clearly demonstrate the diag- nostic features for which this book will be used. The appendix on blood smear photomicrography indudes technical information and demonstrates effects of dif- ferent films and filters, but no practical recomrnenda- tions are offered. The Color Atlas of Comparative Vet- erinary Hematology is highly recommended for those interested In veterinary hematology. It is a particularly useful guide for identification of blood cells and hemo- parasites in reptiles, birds, and nondomesticated mammals.

Published by Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa, 1989. 192 pp.; hardcover.

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