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Corrosion Casting — A Historical Review

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Microvascular Corrosion Casting in Scanning Electron Microscopy

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The interest in the anatomy of hollow space systems (blood vessels, brain and heart ventricular system, and bile duct system) is as old as anatomy. Air blown into blood vessels, instillation of non-colored and colored fluids (water, milk, etc), and the injection of solidifying wax and natural occurring resins characterize the pre-corrosion casting era (for further details see Tables 1.1 and 1.2).

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  1. First Department of Anatomy, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    S. H. Aharinejad M.D., Ph. D.

  2. Department of Experimental Zoology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

    A. Lametschwandtner Ph. D.

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Aharinejad, S.H., Lametschwandtner, A. (1992). Corrosion Casting — A Historical Review. In: Microvascular Corrosion Casting in Scanning Electron Microscopy. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9230-6_1

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