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Procedure adopted to kill, harden and preserve materials for microscopic study, by means of a FIXATIVE

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FIXATION

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Fats, mucin, glycogen

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Formaldehyde (Formalin)

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CNS tissues and general post-mortem tissues

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10% Formol-Saline

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Preservation and storage of surgical, post-mortem and research specimens.

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10% Neutral Buffered Formalin

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5
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Best fixative for tissues containing iron pigments

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10% Neutral Buffered Formalin

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Routine post-mortem tissues

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Formol-Corrosive (Formol-Sublimate)

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Routine light microscopy, and also electron microscopy

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Glutaraldehyde

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MOST COMMON FIXATIVE

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Mercuric Chloride

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Renal tissue, connective tissue, muscle, and fibrin

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Mercuric Chloride

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Small pieces of liver, spleen, connective tissue fibers and nuclei

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Zenker’s fluid

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Pituitary gland, bone marrow, and blood containing organs such as spleen and liver

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Helly’s solution (Zenker-Formol)

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12
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Tumor biopsies especially of the skin; it is an excellent cytologic fixative

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Heidenhain’s Susa solution

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13
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Fixative and decalcifier

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Chromic acid

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14
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Fixative of choice for carbohydrates

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Chromic acid

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15
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Preserves lipids and mitochondria

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Potassium Dichromate

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Chromatin, mitochondria, mitotic figures, Golgi bodies, RBC and colloid-containing tissues. Hemosiderin

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Regaud’s (Moller’s) fluid

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17
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Study of early degenerative processes and tissue necrosis

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Orth’s fluid

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18
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Acid MPS, fixes connective tissue mucin

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Lead Fixatives

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19
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Glycogen

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Picric acid

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20
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Embryos

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Bouin’s solution

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Soft and delicate structures such as endometrial curretings

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Bouin’s solution

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22
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Glycogen

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Brasil’s solution

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23
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Nuclear components of the cell, fixes and precipitates nucleoproteins, chromosomes and chromatins

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Glacial Acetic Acid

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24
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Blood and tissue smears; preserves glycogen, nucleoproteins and nucleic acids; used for enzyme studies

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70-100% Ethyl alcohol

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25
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MPS and nuclear proteins

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Newcomer’s fluid

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26
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Fixation time and temperature using Newcomer’s fluid

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12-18 hours; 18degCel

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27
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Fats, adrenal glands, myelin, peripheral glands, cytoplasmic structures

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Osmium Tetroxide (Osmic Acid)

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Fixative and weak decalcifying agent. Precipitates protein, softens dense fibrous tissues

29
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Chromosomes, lymph glands and urgent biopsies

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Carnoy’s fluid

30
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Most common chrome-osmium acetic acid fixative used; nuclear preservation

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Flemming’s solution

31
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Fixative and stain

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Osmium Tetroxide (Osmic Acid)

32
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Cytoplasmic structures particularly the mitochondria

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Flemming’s solution without acetic acid

33
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Composed of chromic acid and osmic acid

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Flemming’s solution without acetic acid

34
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Study of water diffusible enzymes (phosphatases, lipases); fixes brain tissues for diagnosis of rabies

35
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Frozen tissue sections and bacteriologic smears

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Heat Fixation

36
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Most common type of fixatives

37
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Satisfactory for routine paraffin sections, electron microscopy, and when histochemical and enzyme studies are indicated

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Aldehyde Fixatives

38
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Simple fixatives

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AMPOTAAAH

Aldehyde
Metallic fixatives
Picric acid
Osmiuim tetroxide
TCA
Acetic acid
Acetone
Alcohol
Heat fixatives

39
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Microanatomical fixatives

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10 Filipino Hindi nag-ZZ mag Boat to Brasil

10% Formol saline
10% NBF
Formol sublimate
Heidenhain’s susa
Zenker’s fluid
Zenker’s formol
Bouin’s
Brasil

40
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Nuclear fixatives

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Flemming’s New Car Has Balls

Flemmings
Newcomers
Carnoy
Heidenhain’s susa
Bouin’s

41
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Cytoplasmic fixatives

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FOR Helly’s Fleng

Formalin with post chroming
Orth’s fluid
Regaud’s
Helly’s
Flemming’s fluid without acetic acid

42
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Histochemical fixatives

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10 FANAH

10% Formol saline
Acetone
Newcomer’s
Absolute ethanol

43
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Process of placing an already fixed tissue in a second fixative in order

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SECONDARY FIXATION

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Purpose of Secondary Staining

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To improve the demonstration of particular substances
To make special staining techniques possible
To ensure further and complete hardening and preservation of tissues

45
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Secondary fixation where by a primarily fixed tissue is placed in aq. solution of 2.5-3% potassium dichromate for 24 hours

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POST-CHROMATIZATION

46
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Process of removing excess fixative from the tissue after fixation in order to improve staining and remove artifacts from the tissues; several solutions may be used

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WASHING-OUT

47
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Purpose of Post-Chromatization

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To act as mordant for better staining effects
To aid in cytologic preservation of tissue

48
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Solutions are used to remove excess fixative from the tissue after fixation in order to improve staining and remove artefacts from the tissues

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Tap water
50-70% alcohol
Alcoholic iodine

49
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Used to remove excess chromatin, formalin, and osmic acid

50
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Used to wash out excess picric acid

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50-70% alcohol

51
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Used to remove excess mercuric fixatives

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Alcoholic iodine

52
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Fixation is enhanced by:

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Size and thickness of the tissue
Agitation
Moderate heat (37-56C)

53
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Fixation is retarded by:

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Size and thickness of the tissue
Presence of mucus, fat, blood
Cold temperature

54
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Tissue:Fixative ratio

55
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Special way of preserving tissues by rapid freezing (quenching) and removing water (dessication) by a physicaI process (vacuum drying apparatus)

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Freeze-drying

56
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Similar to freeze-drying but instead of being subjected to dehydration, is fixed in Rossman’s fluid (sat. picric acid in 95% alcohol, formaldehyde), or osmium tetroxide in 1% acetone, and dehydrated in absolute alcohol or acetone

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Freeze substitution

57
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Requires that the tissue be maintained in the frozen solid state during cutting of section, thereby supporting and protecting the tissue from damage and distortion by the knife during cutting

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Fresh frozen section

58
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Principle of Freeze-drying

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Rapid freezing of tissue block to produce instant cessation of cellular activity, preventing chemical alteration of tissue constituents and displacement of tissue components;

59
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Why does the the process of freezing must be rapid?

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Freezing must be rapid, within 2-3 seconds to prevent the formation of ice crystal artifacts in tissue blocks, and produce optimum tissue preservation

60
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Freezing agent commonly used

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Liquid nitrogen (-160 to -180°C)

61
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Aldehyde Fixatives

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Formaldehyde
10% Formol Saline
10% NBF
Formol Sublimate
Glutaraldehyde

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Mercurial Fixatives

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BeHHZ

Zenker’s fluid
Helly’s solution
Heidenhain’s Susa solution
B-5 fixative

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Chromate Fixatives

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PORC

Potassium dichromate
Orth’s fluid
Regaud’s fluid
Chromic acid

64
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Picric acid Fixatives

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Gendre reveal ni BB sa Picric

Bouin’s solution
Brasil’s solution
Gendre’s

65
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Alcohol Fixatives

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Drink alcohol inside New Car

100% Methyl alcohol
70-100% Ethyl alcohol
Carnoy’s fluid
Newcomer’s fluid

66
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Chrom-osmium fixatives

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Flemming’s solution
Flemming’s solution without acetic acid

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