title: A rapid technique for preparation of human fetal and adult skeletal material.
abstract: The techniques described above have been found to provide a rapid method of human skeletal preparation, with advantages of speed and applicability to fresh, fixed, or partially decomposed skeletal materials.  While other techniques which can be used include the traditional use of Dermestidae beetle colonies, a five-step anatomical procedure, and other combinations of chemical solvents, the antiformin technique appears to have advantages useful to those involved in forensic medicine.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001842:Bone and Bones; D002102:Cadaver; D005333:Fetus; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006652:Histological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite