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Foreword

Veterinary Histology of Domestic Mammals and Birds is a pertinent to students and practising veterinarians. This
translation of the 5th edition of the German volume version, like its German language predecessors, is thus
Funktionelle Histologie der Haussäugetiere und Vögel, a com- intended to be much more than just a ‘histo book’ that
bined textbook and colour atlas designed for students and helps students to study and prepare for examinations.
practising veterinarians. For several decades, this format An additional aim, in this inaugural English edition,
has been very well received. The publication of an English is to augment the time-honoured combination of robust
language version aims to extend its reach to an interna- didactic text and quality atlas with the most recent devel-
tional audience. opments in scientific research. In doing so, care has been
Through previous German editions, this book has taken to maintain a sense of proportion, to avoid losing
established a reputation as a high-quality text and strik- focus on the information that is most applicable and acces-
ing pictorial work and has become recognised as a sible to veterinary students. More detailed explanations are
seminal resource for the study of fundamental microscopic left to the relevant specialised literature.
anatomy. Translation of the 5th German edition has been carried
The primary objective in developing this book was to out by Dr Corinna Klupiec BVSc PhD Grad Cert Ed Stud,
help students, veterinary practitioners and researchers a former lecturer in veterinary anatomy in the Faculty of
attain a better understanding of histology. A further goal Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney. It was most
was to take an interdisciplinary approach, creating links fortuitous to access the services of Dr Klupiec, a highly
with macroscopic anatomy and physiology. This strategy competent translator who approached the complexities
made histology more accessible to students and clinicians of histology, including new developments in the field,
and enabled the reader to develop a greater appreciation with great meticulousness and vigour. I extend my sincere
of the overarching relationships between the structure and thanks to Dr Klupiec for her outstanding translation, and
function of organs and organ systems. for the seamlessness of the collaboration between Munich
In the execution of this approach, descriptions of tis- and Sydney that enabled the completion of this project.
sue and organ structure are integrated with references to I would also like to express particular thanks to Dr
the many functions of the building blocks of cells, tissues Grammatia Zengerling and to Prof. Dr Budras, Prof. Dr
and organ systems to facilitate understanding of biological Maierl and Dr Reese, whose suggestions regarding content
interactions and pathophysiological derangements. have contributed to the success of this book.
The current edition highlights the considerable impor- Thanks are also due to Ms Christel Schura for digital
tance of histology as a foundation for comprehending colouring of the schematic representations and editing of
related fields of science and medicine. With around 600 the digital colour images. Through her fruitful efforts in
colour photos, a multitude of electron microscope images, improving colouring techniques, Ms Schura has developed
comprehensive colour schematics and a generous supply a form of ‘digital water colouring’ that greatly facilitates
of tabulated information, the book helps to create a ‘pic- the understanding of complex histological relationships.
ture’ of the relationships between form and function, and Munich, Spring 2019
draws attention to the aspects of histology that are most Hans-Georg Liebich

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