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Each embryo slide box set includes a catalogue slide (lower righthand corner) providing:
Each embryo slide box set includes a catalogue slide (lower righthand corner) providing:


# date and embryo size - 19.6.47, 14 mm CRL
# date - 19.6.47 (day.month.year)
* description of fixative - Bouin (picric acid, acetic acid and formaldehyde in an aqueous solution)
# embryo size - 14 mm (CRL, crown rump length)
* mountant - Paraffin  
# description of fixative - Bouin (picric acid, acetic acid and formaldehyde in an aqueous solution)
* section thickness - 10 μ (μ, micrometre, microns, 1x10<sup>-6</sup>)
# mountant - Paraffin (wax embedded)
* histological stain - decalcified Eosin-Gold orange
# section thickness - 10 μ (μ, micrometre, microns, 1x10<sup>-6</sup>)
* number of slides - 51
# histological stain - decalcified Eosin-Gold orange
# number of slides - 51


Note also the larger size of these historic slides, requiring the use of special slide holders in the digital scanner.
Note also the larger size of these historic slides, requiring the use of special slide holders in the digital scanner.

Revision as of 11:24, 10 April 2016

Blechschmidt Collection Embryo

Image of Blechschmidt Collection sample embryo (19.6.47) sagittal serial section slides No. 11 to 37.

Each embryo slide box set includes a catalogue slide (lower righthand corner) providing:

  1. date - 19.6.47 (day.month.year)
  2. embryo size - 14 mm (CRL, crown rump length)
  3. description of fixative - Bouin (picric acid, acetic acid and formaldehyde in an aqueous solution)
  4. mountant - Paraffin (wax embedded)
  5. section thickness - 10 μ (μ, micrometre, microns, 1x10-6)
  6. histological stain - decalcified Eosin-Gold orange
  7. number of slides - 51

Note also the larger size of these historic slides, requiring the use of special slide holders in the digital scanner.

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