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'''Tissue fixation''', usually just '''fixation''', is an important part of tissue preparation for histologic examination. It is typically done with formalin. | '''Tissue fixation''', usually just '''fixation''', is an important part of tissue preparation for histologic examination. It is typically done with formalin. | ||
==Implications== | |||
Pathologist have a great lifestyle 'cause tissue takes long to fix; the penetration of tissue by formalin is 1 mm/hour.<ref>Gross rounds. 14 August 2009.</ref> | |||
==Fixing marking dye== | ==Fixing marking dye== | ||