A simple method of inflation--fixation and air drying of lungs.
The various technics for pulmonary inflation are briefly discussed. A method of pulmonary inflation, fixation and drying is described. This preparation provides lung specimens suitable for many modes of study or demonstration, as well as excellent histologic detail. The technic is simple enough to use routinely in the study of pulmonary disease outside of a research center.
D001344:Autopsy; D006652:Histological Techniques; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*