[Formalin-free method of preserving endocrine glands of the branchiogenous group (thyroid, parathyroid and thymus)]

The authors propose a conservation method developed at the Department of Normal Anatomy of the Pavlov First Medical Institute. The conservation is performed by simultaneous using of chemicals upon which the method is based: conservant and latex. The conservant is a mixture of glycerine, potassium acetate and water in proportion 45% : 10% : 45%. The latex is industrial artifical rubber.