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Necropsy Support
Pathology Support Group
Sampling, Trimming and Embedding Guides
The interactive guides and images were created by David Savio and Beth Mahler.
Three guides from RITA and NACAD are for organ sampling and trimming in rats and mice. These guides were originally published in Experimental Toxic Pathology, in 2003, Vol. 55, publisher: URBAN & FISCHER
Revised guides for organ sampling and trimming in rats and mice - Part 1
Integumentary system
Digestive system
Revised guides for organ sampling and trimming in rats and mice - Part 2
Revised guides for organ sampling and trimming in rats and mice - Part 3
Urinary system
Nervous system
Musculoskeletal system - CMPB Musculoskeletal trimming examples
Skeletal muscle and peripheral nerve
Bone, Cartilage, Femur and Joint
Cardiovascular system
Lymphoreticular system
CMPB/NTP Mouse Embedding Suggestions
Liver, Gallbladder, Lung, Prostrate, Mesenteric Lymph Nodes, Seminal Vesicle, Urinary Bladder, Testis and Epididymis, Thryoid, Trachea, Esophagus, Parathroid, Kidneys, Adrenals (intact) & Pituitary, Salivary Gland, Heart, Spleen, Aorta, Thymus, & Tounge, Muscle & Sciatic nerve, Skin with Mammary Gland, Intestines & Pancreas, Stomach, Brain & Spinal Cord
CMPB/NTP Rat Embedding Suggestions
Liver, Lung, Prostrate, Mesenteric Lymph Nodes, Seminal Vesicle, Urinary Bladder, Testis and Epididymis, Thryoid, Trachea, Esophagus, Parathroid, Kidneys, Adrenals & Pituitary, Salivary Gland, Heart, Spleen, Aorta, Thymus, & Tounge, Muscle & Sciatic nerve, Skin with Mammary Gland, Intestines & Pancreas, Stomach, Brain & Spinal Cord
CMPB/NTP Rat Embedding Suggestions
Spinal Cord, Nasal Turbinates, Eyes, Harderian glands, Zymbals Gland, Lacrimal Gland, Sternum, Uterine Horns, Mesenteric Lymph Node, Urinary Bladder, Cervix & Vagina, Ovaries with Oviducts, Femur, Clitoral Glands Preputial Glands