Microwave processing and ethanol-based fixation in forensic pathology: An addendum of further scanning electron microscope observations

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 242-245

  Balbi, Tiziana ^a   Cicognani, Alberto ^b   Esposti, Paola Degli ^b   Pierini, Giovanni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

FineFIX fixative; Forensic pathology; Microwave processing; SEM

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FORMALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MICROWAVE RADIATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE;

EPIDERMIS; ETHANOL; FIXATIVES; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROWAVES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOCARDIUM; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 69549111107     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e31819d222e     Document Type: Article

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