THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING

Course objectives

At the end of the course, students should have knowledge of the cell from a morphological and functional point of view, cytology approaches at both the microscopic and molecular levels, and their applications in medicine.

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Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Methods and tools for studying cells, tissues, and organs. Light and electron microscopy. Preparation of tissue for light and electron microscopy. Principal methods for staining tissues for light and electron microscopy. Histochemical and immunohistochemical techniques. Cell culture. Cytology: structural and functional organization of the eukaryotic cell. Plasma membrane. Cytoplasmic organelles. Rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum. Golgi apparatus, vesicle and lysosome trafficking. Inclusions. Mitochondria. Cytoskeleton and centrioles. Intracellular transport and cell motility. Cell junctions. Nuclear membrane. Chromatin. Nucleolus. Cell death and division. Cell cycle. Mitosis and meiosis
Books
ISTOLOGIA di MONESI (PICCIN) ISTOLOGIA UMANA 2025 (Idelson Gnocchi) ISTOLOGIA – Testo Atlante di M. H. Ross, W. Pawlina (Casa Editrice Ambrosiana) Atlante a Colori e Testo di ISTOLOGIA di L.P. Gartner e J.L. Hiatt (Piccin)
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseMedicine and Surgery
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year1st year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDBIO/13
  • CFU2