DISSECTION OF ANIMAL TISSUES. 



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DISSECTION OF PAKTICULAE TISSUES. 



Nerve. — The more delicate the structure of any tissue, the 

 sooner after death should its dissection take place; thus nervous 

 matter, the peculiar characters of which are the least perma- 

 nent of all, should be examined with as little delay as possible. 

 If the ultimate fibrillas be required for inspection, a small 

 nerve should be selected and placed on a slide, with a little 

 serum of the blood of the animal, or, in the absence of this, 



