Advances in Pathology, Microscopy, and Molecular Morphology series: Gold and Silver Staining: Techniques in Molecular Staining Morphology.

One of the most interesting aspects of this book is thefrequency at which the contributing authors are found inthe references at the end of not one, but usually severalchapters: this is by no means a mistake. Editors Hacker andGu have assembled a wealth of expertise from well-knownindividuals in the fields of autometallography, immunogold-silver staining and molecular morphology. Composed of 16chapters with a total of 32 contributing authors, the materialis presented in a very well organized and coherent format.In addition to the natural sequel from one chapter tothe next, each chapter provides a thoughtful introduction~frequently presenting a historical viewpoint!, followed by apremise of what the particular author intends to present. Aseries of functional protocols and technical ‘hints’ follow,from which the reader can try, augment his/her currenttechniques, or move on to read about additional ap-proaches. In some instances, manufacturer’s websites and/ortheir mailing addresses are included.Although comprehensive in its approach to the givensubject matter,