BIOL 4451 - Comparative Histology of Marine Organisms

Four credit hours.

A detailed study of the histological organization of representative marine organisms. Fixation, processing, and study of tissues using light microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. The relationship between structural changes and physiological changes during life cycle of organism. Histopathology with respect to tissue responses to infection and damage by toxic agents.

Prerequisites: general histology, consent of instructor.