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*Formal-acetic | |||
To fix marking dye: | |||
*Formal-acetic alcohol (FAA):<ref>URL: [http://www.brunelmicroscopes.co.uk/acatalog/Solvents___Reagents.html http://www.brunelmicroscopes.co.uk/acatalog/Solvents___Reagents.html]. Accessed on: 5 January 2011.</ref> | |||
*Bouin's solution. | *Bouin's solution. | ||
Revision as of 19:13, 6 January 2011
Tissue fixation, usually just fixation, is an important part of tissue preparation for histologic examination. It is typically done with formulin.
There are a number of fixatives:
- Formulin.
To fix marking dye:
- Formal-acetic alcohol (FAA):[1]
- Bouin's solution.
Forumlin
- Formaldehyde.
Formal-acetic-alcohol
General:
- Different recipes exist.
One recipe:[2]
- Ethanol.
- Acetic acid.
- Formaldehyde.
- Methanol.
See also
References
- ↑ URL: http://www.brunelmicroscopes.co.uk/acatalog/Solvents___Reagents.html. Accessed on: 5 January 2011.
- ↑ URL: https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/45357.htm. Accessed on: 5 January 2011.