Different fixative methods influence histological morphology and TUNEL staining in mouse testes

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 60, Issue , 2016, Pages 53-61

  Wang, Hua ^a   Yang, Lu Lu ^a   Ji, Yan Li ^a   Chen, Yuan Hua ^a   Hu, Jun ^a   Zhang, Cheng ^a   Zhang, Jun ^a   Xu, De Xiang ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fluid (mDF); Modified Davidson's; Mouse; Paraformaldehyde (PFA); Testis; TUNEL staining

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BOUIN FLUID; CADMIUM; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CYCLINE; EOSIN; FIXATIVE; HEMATOXYLIN; MODIFIED DAVIDSON FIXATIVE; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FORMALDEHYDE; POLYMER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENZYME KINETICS; GERM CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TESTIS; TISSUE FIXATION; TUNEL ASSAY; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; PROCEDURES; STAINING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CADMIUM; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; MICE; POLYMERS; STAINING AND LABELING; TESTIS; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 84957797912     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2016.01.006     Document Type: Article

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