PREPARATION OF DRY SPECIMEN OF BONES

Authors

  • Muhammad Aaqil Siddiqui

Abstract

ABSTRACT:
Dry bone specimen preparation only by fixing with 10% Formalin, boiling with water and
hard brushing removes important marks and allows the growth of Fungi and other microorganisms
over them. Therefore, to prepare a presentable dry bone specimen for the museum and students, a
new method consisting of three steps, a) removal of soft tissue by softening, b) extraction of fat by
chloroform and c) bleaching with hydrogen peroxide is described. The method produces satisfactory
specimen and can be used to prepare the articulated skeleton for museum, instead of importing a
plastic model from abroad

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Siddiqui, M. A. (1990). PREPARATION OF DRY SPECIMEN OF BONES. Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad, 3(2), 24–25. Retrieved from https://jamc.ayubmed.edu.pk/index.php/jamc/article/view/4679

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (1990): JOURNAL OF AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE, ABBOTTABAD

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