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A room in which temperature and humidity can be controlled facilitates dissection. As noted above, humidity >50% increases the danger of changes in tissue constituents. It also seems wise to keep the temperature as cool as comfort permits (20° is suggested) to increase further the stability of sensitive components. Some tissues, specifically myelinated portions of the nervous system, become sticky and difficult to handle if the temperature rises much above 25°.
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Passonneau, J.V., Lowry, O.H. (1993). Dissection and Histological Control. In: Enzymatic Analysis. Biological Methods. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-407-4_10
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