1.11.1 Dealcoholization / Clearing Flashcards
Clearing agent that can damage the bone marrow and may cause aplastic anemia
Benzene
Involves removal of alcohol in Tissues?
Clearing
Transparency is now the consequence in clearing
T or F
T
Toxic to liver recommended for skin, fibroid and decalcified tissues for though tissues, nervous tissues, lymph nodes, embryos
Chloroform
Routinely used clearing agent but not for nervous tissues and lymph nodes
Xylene
Can become milky because of prolonged storage
Slow acting clearing agent
Cedarwood oil
Recommended for CNSTX and for cytological studies
Cedar wood oil
Can become milky after placing an incompletely dehdrated tissue in it
Xylene
For clearing insects, embryos and other delicate specimens
Aniline oil
Chloroform cannot make tissue transparent
T or F
T
When used tissues become adulterated, slow
Clove oil
Same property as choloroform
Carbon Tertrachloride (CC4
Recommended for eye specimen
Terpineol
Clearing agent obtain from citrus fruit and with faint pleasant odor
Limonene
Clearing agent for CNS tissues ad cytological studies an extremely slow clearing agent?
Cedar wood oil
Can be used as xylene and Benzene substitute
Toluene
Also known as diethylene dioxide
Dioxane
Also known as Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether
Cellosolve
Clearing agent that will not make tissues transparent
Chloroform
Clearing agents for Double embedding which are slow acting agents:
- Methyosalicylate
- Methyl benzoate
- amyl-acetate
T or F
T
Clearing agents difficult to remove from tissues
Chloroform and Cedarwood oil
Clearing agent easily removed from tissues
Xylene and Benzene
Clearing agent that can attack rubber seal used in vacuum impregnation
Chloroform
