THE USE OF VIRTUAL MICROSCOPY IN TEACHING AND LEARNING HISTOLOGY AND IN SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS IN MEDICAL EDUCATION: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Abstract
Since 1670, when Antonie van Leeuwenhoek began making single-lens microscopes and used for observing various specimen’s, microscopy remained an integral part even till today. It is a cornerstone of medical education, particularly in histology and pathology.
Author affiliations
- Nataliia Brechka: ORCID
- Anton Smirnov: ORCID
- Oksana Dehtiariova: University of Medicine and Social Sciences, UKRAINE; ORCID
- Nawaz Junaid: University of Medicine and Social Sciences, UKRAINE
- Liliya Peneva: University of Medicine and Social Sciences, UKRAINE; ORCID
- Yeugenia Korenieva: Head of the Department of Experimental Endocrinology UKRAINE; ORCID
- Ihor Marakhovskyi: Pathology Problems of NAMS of Ukraine», UKRAINE; ORCID
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