Labelling and Storing Plastinated Specimens -An Experience from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

The intent of this report is to relate the positive experience of the Department of Anatomy at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in storing and making readily available large numbers of human plastinated specimens. The technique has allowed improved specimen utilization by the both professors and students representing several diverse biomedical graduate courses. A detailed description is provided of the cataloguing and storage system, which could be readily implemented by other Departments that deal with large numbers of plastinated specimens and/or whose specimens are regularly requested.