How to do Pathology and Autopsy of a mouse?

Pathology and Autopsy of a mouse, from the library of Giorgio Cattoretti, MD, Columbia University

• if mouse is found dead
• if mouse is a newborn or < 1 wk of age
• If mouse is alive or moribund and above one week of age
• Routine dissection
• Formalin fixation
• Storage of smears and slides
• Tissue embedding in paraffin