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IN institutions where dogfish are used for dissection, the preservative most commonly employed is a solution of formaldehyde in water. Formaldehyde is a good preservative; but its volatile and pungent character makes its use in the class-room and the store-room a matter of disagreeable compulsion.
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STEEDMAN, H. Preservation of Dogfish. Nature 175, 352 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/175352b0
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