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Revision as of 21:26, 5 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.
- 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.