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 Veterinarians
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 Infectious Disease Pathogenesis
  Mouse Necropsy
   Necropsy Sheet
   Instruments and Fixatives
   Necropsy Terms
   1) Starter Kit
   2) First Incision
   3) Lymph Nodes, Mammary Glands
   4) Abdominal Cavity
   5) Urogenital System
   6) Intestines, Stomach, Spleen, Pancreas
   7) Liver 1
   8) Liver 2
   9) Kidneys
   10) Lungs
   11) Heart
   12) Brain
   References
  Veterinary Pathology


Comparative Medicine Branch

Mouse Necropsy

Necropsy Sheet

 Experiment  Date

Sex

Strain

Age

Sac

Death

Histology # Photo

 Animal #

Body Wt.

Treatment Account #

 Investigator

Condition @ Death

Exp.Observations

Preservative (s)

T*
N**
P***
 
      Skin
      Mammary Tissue
      Lymph nodes
      Ovaries or Bulbourethral Gland
      Uterus/Cervix or Prepuital Gland
      Bladder/urethra
      Testes/Epididymes
      Prostate/seminal vesicles
      Stomach
      Intestines
      Cecum/colon
      Spleen/pancreas
      Liver
      Kidney/Adrenal
      Heart
      Thymus
      Lungs
      Thyroids
      Skull/nasal passages/oral cavity
      Brain
      Pituitary/trigeminal n.
      Spinal column/cord
      Other Tissue

*Trimmed **Normal ***Pathologic

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