How much formalin is enough to fix tissues?

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 202-209

  Buesa, René J ^a   Peshkov, Maxim V ^b  

^a Patho Anatomical Bureau ^*

^b Department of Biopsies and Cytological Diagnosis   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Fixation temperature; Fixation time and volume; Histotechnology safety; NBF fixation ratios

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; FORMALDEHYDE; MINERAL OIL;

ABDOMINAL FAT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; BREAST; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; PATHOLOGIST; PH; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SKIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE SECTION; UTERUS;

ADULT; FEMALE; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 84861188861     PISSN: 10929134     EISSN: 15328198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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