Temporal artery biopsies contract upon surgical excision, but do not shrink further during formalin fixation

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Acknowledgements

We would particularly like to thank the surgical staff at the Department of Ophthalmology, Lund, Skåne University Hospital, for their valuable participation in this study, and Helen Sheppard for her valuable help with the English.

This study was supported by the Swedish Government Grant for Clinical Research (ALF), the Skåne University Hospital (SUS) Research Grants, Crown Princess Margaret’s Foundation (KMA), the Foundation for the Visually Impaired in the County of Malmöhus, the Nordmark Foundation for Eye Diseases at Skåne University Hospital, the Diabetes Society of South-West Skåne, and the Swedish Eye Foundation.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Swedish Government Grant for Clinical Research (ALF);Skåne University Hospital (SUS) Research Grants;Crown Princess Margaret’s Foundation (KMA);