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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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