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Tissue transfer to pathology labs: under vacuum is the safe alternative to formalin

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    Gianni Bussolati, Luigi Chiusa, Antonio Cimino & Giuseppe D’Armento

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Bussolati, G., Chiusa, L., Cimino, A. et al. Tissue transfer to pathology labs: under vacuum is the safe alternative to formalin. Virchows Arch 452, 229–231 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-007-0529-x

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