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Research Article

Replacing xylene with n-heptane for paraffin embedding

JC StockertDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Autonomous University of Madrid, Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain
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B López-AriasDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Autonomous University of Madrid, Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain
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P Del CastilloDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Autonomous University of Madrid, Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain
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A RomeroDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Autonomous University of Madrid, Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain
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A Blázquez-CastroDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Autonomous University of Madrid, Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 464-467 | Accepted 07 Jul 2012, Published online: 02 Aug 2012

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