Table 1.

Decalcifying solutions for Phase I and Phase II of the study for ovine humeral head/infraspinatus tendon and functional spinal units.

Ovine Specimen	Phase I Decalcifying Solutions RT With Agitation	*Phase II Decalcifying Solutions 30°C and 37°C With Agitation
Humeral head/Infraspinatus tendon (HTC)	8% TFAA	8% TFAA
	20% TFAA
	8% Formic Acid
	20% Formic Acid	20% Formic Acid
	Formical-4	Formical-4
	XL-CAL
Functional Spinal Unit (FSU)	8% TFAA	8% TFAA
	20% TFAA
	8% Formic Acid	8% Formic Acid
	20% Formic Acid	20% Formic Acid
	Formical-4
	XL-CAL

TFAA Trifluoroacetic acid. RT room temperature

^*Results from Phase I test determined the decalcifying solutions used for Phase II testing.