Mounting medium

[Dr David I. Gibson]

At 09:32 21/10/96 -0500, you wrote:
>Could anyone tell me what is the best mounting medium to use for mounting
>trematodes? I have used Permount before, but I am wondering if there is
>anything else out there that may work better.
>
>				Thank you
>
>				Ricky Fiorillo
>				raf3 at ra.msstate.edu

If you want the material to last  i.e. be archival, then you should use a
resin-based mountant, such as Canada balsam!

from
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