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A protective cabinet for the post-mortem examination of infected animals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

C. W. Couling
Affiliation:
National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, N. W. 7
R. J. W. Rees
Affiliation:
National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, N. W. 7
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A special cabinet was designed to protect the operator, during post-mortem examinations on animals infected with pathogenic organisms, against the risk of enhaling infected material and the surrounding area from becoming contaminated. The cabinet was suitable for small animals including mice and guinea-pigs.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1959

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