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Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands, Europe

Museum of Anatomy, University Medical Center/University Hospital

Museum or Collection Type:
Medicine
Institutional Type:
Museum

Subject:
Anatomy, Embryology, Forensic Medicine, History of Medicine, Medicine, Osteology

Opening Hours:
By appointment

Links:
Leiden University

Description:
5,000 anatomical specimens; 4.700 embryological specimens; 4,300 pathological specimens; 3,000 neuroanatomical specimens; 100 parasitological specimens; 5,000 microscopical embryological and 15,000 neuroanatomical specimens; extensive optometry collection.

Further Reading:
Dam, Andries J. van 2000. The interactions of preservative fluid, specimen container, and sealant in a fluid collection. Collection Forum 14 (1-2): 78-92.

Dam, Andries J. van 2000. The warping and cracking of Plexiglas™ specimen containers . Collection Forum 14 (1-2): 47-56.

Mulder, W. J. (ed.) Guide to the Museum of Anatomy and Embryology of the Leiden University. Anatomical Embryologycal Laboratory, Leiden.

Anonymous 2000. Leidse anatomie in Museum Boerhaave. Museum Boerhaave, Leiden.