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 How to preparate Turbellarians?
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| pwalter |
Posted on 09-10-2009 21:22
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 Member Location: Miskolc, Hungary Posts: 3555 Joined: 06.11.08 |
Does anyone have any info on how to make microscope-preparations from Turbellarians? Thanks! |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 09-10-2009 22:21
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Of course I do. Who doesnt  The answer depends on the indended use. For identification "it is necessary to have a combination of drawings or photographs and notes from life, a whole mount where possible, and sections for anatomical reconsitruction" "fixation for light microscopy is achieved with most standard fixatives. Fr large worms formalin (around 8% by volume) is suitable. "for most microturbellarians there is little point in making whole mounts except to preserve and reveal hard structures for fixation often renders most anatomical details unobservable" Quotes from Higgings & Thiel, "Introduction to the Study of Meiofauna". Edited by Kahis on 09-10-2009 22:28 Kahis |
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| pwalter |
Posted on 09-10-2009 22:54
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Member Location: Miskolc, Hungary Posts: 3555 Joined: 06.11.08 |
Thank You a lot! I have 5-7 mm long ones, so largers. Do You know what to do with them after fromalin? Can I mount them on slide? |
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