title: Plastic embedding of avian tissues for diagnostic histopathology.
abstract: A series of photomicrographs show the histologic features of avian tissues embedded in plastic and sectioned on glass knives. The techniques described gave superior resolution, less cell shrinkage, and fewer sectioning artifacts than sections prepared with conventional paraffin methods.
mesh_terms: D000179:Acrylates; D000400:Air Sacs / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D002645:Chickens; D000431:Ethanol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D006520:Hepatitis, Animal / Q000473:pathology; D006652:Histological Techniques / Q000662:veterinary*; D007181:Inclusion Bodies, Viral; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D010969:Plastics; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D014422:Turkeys
chemical_list: D000179:Acrylates; D010969:Plastics; D000431:Ethanol