Plastination and its importance in teaching anatomy. Critical points for long-term preservation of human tissue

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 224, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 309-315

  Riederer, Beat M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Body donation; Ethics; Long term preservation; Plastination; Teaching

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BODY DONATION; ETHICS; LONG-TERM PRESERVATION; PLASTINATION; TEACHING;

ANATOMY; CADAVER; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; PLASTIC EMBEDDING; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 84893871251     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joa.12056     Document Type: Review

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