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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. | '''Tissue fixation''', usually just '''fixation''', is an important part of tissue preparation for histologic examination. It is typically done with formulin. | ||
==Fixing marking dye== | |||
To fix marking dye: | To fix marking dye: | ||
*Formal-acetic alcohol (FAA):<ref>URL: [http://www.brunelmicroscopes.co.uk/acatalog/Solvents___Reagents.html http://www.brunelmicroscopes.co.uk/acatalog/Solvents___Reagents.html]. Accessed on: 5 January 2011.</ref> | *Formal-acetic alcohol (FAA):<ref>URL: [http://www.brunelmicroscopes.co.uk/acatalog/Solvents___Reagents.html http://www.brunelmicroscopes.co.uk/acatalog/Solvents___Reagents.html]. Accessed on: 5 January 2011.</ref> | ||
*Bouin's solution. | *Bouin's solution. | ||
== | ==Tissue fixation== | ||
A list of fixatives:<ref name=pmid18251585>{{Cite journal | last1 = Hunt | first1 = JL. | title = Molecular pathology in anatomic pathology practice: a review of basic principles. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 132 | issue = 2 | pages = 248-60 | month = Feb | year = 2008 | doi = 10.1043/1543-2165(2008)132[248:MPIAPP]2.0.CO;2 | PMID = 18251585 | url = http://www.archivesofpathology.org/doi/pdf/10.1043/1543-2165%282008%29132%5B248%3AMPIAPP%5D2.0.CO%3B2 }} | |||
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! Fixative | |||
! Comment | |||
|- | |||
| Formalin, neutral buffered | |||
| standard fixative | |||
|- | |||
| Formalin, unbuffered | |||
| ??? | |||
|- | |||
| Glutaraldehyde | |||
| [[electronmicroscopy]] ??? | |||
|- | |||
| Ethanol | |||
| [[cytopathology]] ??? | |||
|- | |||
| Carnoy | |||
| ??? | |||
|- | |||
| Bouin | |||
| toxic ??? | |||
|} | |||
=Tissue fixation= | |||
==Formalin== | |||
*Formaldehyde. | *Formaldehyde. | ||
=Dye fixation= | |||
==Formal-acetic-alcohol== | ==Formal-acetic-alcohol== | ||
General: | General: | ||
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*Methanol. | *Methanol. | ||
=See also= | |||
*[[Basics]]. | *[[Basics]]. | ||
=References= | |||
{{Reflist| | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
=External links= | |||
*[http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-formalin.htm What is formulin (wisegeek.com)]. | *[http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-formalin.htm What is formulin (wisegeek.com)]. | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixation_%28histology%29 Fixation (WP)]. | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixation_%28histology%29 Fixation (WP)]. | ||
[[Category:Basics]] | [[Category:Basics]] | ||