Gartner L.P., Hiatt J.L. BRS Cell Biology and Histology

7th ed. — Wolters Kluwer Health, 2015. — 422 p.Outline format highlights the most tested topics for Step 1. More than 320 board-style questions.
Many of the chapters have been extensively revised and updated to incorporate current information. Authors have attempted to refine the content of the text to present material emphasized on National Board Examinations as succinctly as possible while still retaining the emphasis on the relationship between cell structure and function through the vehicle of cell and molecular biology. A tremendous amount of material has been compressed into a concise but highly comprehensive presentation, using some new and revised illustrations. The relevancy of cell biology and histology to clinical practice is illustrated by the presence of clinical considerations within each chapter as appropriate.
The greatest changes that occurred in the evolution of this book from its previous edition are that we have added many more clinical considerations and compressed information into tabular form. Authors believe that these changes make this board review book more interesting and pertinent and the presentation of material in tables conserves time in the review process for medical students in their preparation for the USMLE Step l.