The Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, the official Journal of the Histochemical Society, publishes papers that report the development of new histochemical and cytochemical methods, significant modifications of existing techniques, or original research in which histochemical and cytochemical methods make a significant contribution. Histochemistry and cytochemistry include (but are not limited to) biochemical, biophysical, and molecular analyses of the functional or structural components of tissues or cells in which the data have been obtained primarily by microscopy. Manuscripts are invited from all fields of biology, pathology, cellular and molecular biology. Highest priority is given to papers that use state-of-the-art histochemical and cytochemical methods to obtain significant new biochemical information about cell function and gene expression in normal, genetically altered, and pathological states. Articles that describe new histochemical and cytochemical methods are of interest, particularly when they are shown to provide crucial new data of current interest to the fields of cell and developmental biology or pathology. Manuscripts receive prompt attention under the supervision of the Journal's Editors, who are distinguished scientists with broad expertise in diverse areas of histochemistry and cytochemistry.