PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Saeed, Muhammad
AU  - Rufai, Amin A.
AU  - Elsayed, Saleh E.
TI  - Mummification to plastination. Revisited
DP  - 2001 Nov 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 956--959
VI  - 22
IP  - 11
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/22/11/956.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/22/11/956.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2001 Nov 01; 22
AB  - A brief summary of the history of anatomy is presented with particular focus on important scientists who contributed significantly to the development of anatomical education and recognition of anatomy as a discipline of science. An attempt has been made to review the history of preservation of human cadavers from earliest mummification methodology used by ancient Egyptians to the most modern technique of embalming and plastination of human cadavers, developed by Von Hagens during the period from 1979 to 1987. The need for use of modern teaching aids for instruction of topographic anatomy is also highlighted.