A comparison of different embalming fluids on the quality of histological preservation in human cadavers

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 42, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 178-184

  Nicholson, Helen D ^a   Samalia, L ^a   Gould, M ^a   Hurst, P R ^a   Woodroffe, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cadaver; Embalming; Light microscopy; Phenoxyethanol

Indexed keywords

2 PHENOXYETHANOL; ALCOHOL; EOSIN; FORMALDEHYDE; HEMATOXYLIN; PARAFFIN; PHENOL;

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART MUSCLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROSCOPY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STAINING;

CADAVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; EMBALMING; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HEART; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; PHENOL; SKIN; STAINING AND LABELING; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 33748873656     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: 17444241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09243860500473306     Document Type: Article

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