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... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Histological Techniques > Histocytological Preparation Techniques > Replica Techniques > Corrosion Casting
... > Investigative Techniques > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Histological Techniques > Histocytological Preparation Techniques > Replica Techniques > Corrosion Casting
... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Cytological Techniques > Histocytological Preparation Techniques > Replica Techniques > Corrosion Casting
... > Investigative Techniques > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Cytological Techniques > Histocytological Preparation Techniques > Replica Techniques > Corrosion Casting

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Corrosion Casting  

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  • A tissue preparation technique that involves the injecting of plastic (acrylates) into blood vessels or other hollow viscera and treating the tissue with a caustic substance. This results in a negative copy or a solid replica of the enclosed space of the tissue that is ready for viewing under a scanning electron microscope.

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