RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Mummification to plastination. Revisited
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 956
OP 959
VO 22
IS 11
A1 Muhammad Saeed
A1 Amin A. Rufai
A1 Saleh E. Elsayed
YR 2001
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/22/11/956.abstract
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.