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THE histology of Egyptian mummified tissues was first described by Ruffer in 1911 (refs. 1 and 2). He was able to demonstrate by light microscopy that some tissues were well preserved, when rehydrated and embedded in paraffin. Because some skin and muscle from a mummified hand of ancient Egyptian origin dating approximately 600 B.C. recently became available, it was of interest to extend this field to the ultrastructural level with electron microscopy.
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LEWIN, P. Palaeo-electron Microscopy of Mummified Tissue. Nature 213, 416–417 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213416a0
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