Information Package / Course Catalogue
Light Microscopic Techniques
Course Code: VPT504
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Preparation of the tissues to cross section(fixation, dequalification, dehydration methods, ) routine and special staining methods; cytoplasmic granules of connective tissue; hematological and nuclear elements, staining methods of lipids, pigments and minerals, nerve cells, carbohydrates, bacteria fungi

Course Content

Preparation of the tissues to cross section(fixation, dequalification, dehydration methods, ) routine and special staining methods; cytoplasmic granules of connective tissue; hematological and nuclear elements, staining methods of lipids, pigments and minerals, nerve cells, carbohydrates, bacteria fungi

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Şule Yurdagül ÖZSOY
Learning Outcomes
1.To be knowledgeable about the fixation of the tissues and types of the fixation solutions
2.To be knowledgeable about the preparation of the sections of tissues.
3.To be knowledgeable about the histochemical staining methods
4.To be knowledgeable about the the properties of light microscope
5.To gain the ability to apply the histochemical methods in the laboratory
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Jones, T.C., Hunt, R.D., King, N.W., (1996) Veterinary Patology, Waverly Company, Philadelphia, USA.
2.Thomson, R.G., (1978) General Veterinary Patology, W.B.Saunders Company. Philadelphia, USA.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
The fixation methods
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Dehydration,clearing tissues and preperation of blocks
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Preperation of blocks
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Preparation of the tissues to cross section
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Routine staining methods
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Special staining methods
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Cytoplasmic granules of connective tissue, Midterm
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Immunohistochemistry
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Hematological and nuclear elements
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Staining methods of lipids
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Staining methods of carbohydrates and mucoproteins
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Staining methods of pigments and minerals
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Staining methods of bacteria, fungi and inclusion body
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Cytology and cytological staining methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140228
Individual Work40624
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026