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Animal Micrology 



GENERAL SCHEME FOR MOUNTING WHOLE OBJECTS ( IN TOTO PREP- 

 ARATIONS] OR SECTIONS 



Whole Objects (for balsam mounts) Section Methods (paraffin and celloidin) 

 Killing and fixing Killing and fixing 



Washing 



Staining 



(Decolorizing if necessary) 



Dehydrating 



I 

 Washing 



(Staining, if to be stained in bulk) 

 Hardening and dehydrating 

 Absolute alcohol 



* If sections are to be arranged serially they must be affixed to the slide as soon as cut. 



