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Details of animal studies
| Species | Number of animals used | Number of successful preparations | Hours after death | Injected Microfil volume (ml) |
| mice | 21 | 7 | 0–1 | 1–1.5 |
| rats | 6 | 4 | 0–1 | 2.5–3 |
| rabbits | 2 | 2 | 0–1 | 10 |
| sheep | 29 | 26 | 0–1 | 20–25 |
| pigs | 5 | 2* | 2–72 | 20–25 |
| monkeys | 6 | 5 | 0–1 | 20 |
| humans | 3 | 1** | 5–7 | 60–180 |
* Successful filling was achieved 2 and 5 hours after death
** In the one successful human preparation, 180 ml of Microfil was infused
