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Garrison-Morton-Norman History of Medicine

GANNAL, Jean-Nicolas (1791 – 1852)

1791 – 1852

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1838

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Histoire des embaumements et de la préparation des pièces d'anatomie normale, d'anatomie pathologique et de l'histoire naturelle suivie de procédés nouveau.

GANNAL, Jean-Nicolas (1791 – 1852)

Gannal discovered the efficacy of solutions of aluminum acetate and chloride for preserving anatomical preparations. His method of embalming involved injection of solutions of aluminum salts into the arteries. Transla…