Tissue fixation

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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.

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