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The Use of a Fabric Softener in the Reconstitution of Mummified Tissue Prior to Paraffin Wax Sectioning for Light Microscopical Examination

P. J. Turner Department of Pathology, East Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, England, B9 5ST
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D. B. Holtom Department of Pathology, East Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, England, B9 5ST
Pages 35-38 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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