Effect of 10% formalin on radiographic optical density of bone specimens

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 137-141

  Fonseca, A A ^a   Cherubini, Karen ^a   Veeck, E B ^a   Ladeira, R S ^b   Carapeto, L P ^c  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul ^*  (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bone tissue; Demineralization; Formaldehyde; Radiograph

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; FORMALDEHYDE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE TISSUE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; IMMERSION; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; RABBIT; RADIOGRAPHY; TIBIA;

ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY; BUFFERS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DENSITOMETRY; DIAPHYSES; EPIPHYSES; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; PHOSPHATES; RABBITS; TIBIA; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 41349108878     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/18109064     Document Type: Article

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