FIXATIVES Flashcards
aldehydes fixatives
formaldehyde
glutaraldehydes
metallic fixatives
mercuric chloride
chromate fixatives
lead fixatives
heat
simple fixatives
aldehydes
metallic fixatives
microanatomical fixatives
- 10% Formol Saline
- 10% Neutral Buffered Formalin
- Heidenhein’s susa
- Zenker’s solution
- Zenker’s formol (Helly’ssolution)
- Bouin’s solution
- Brasil soln
cytological fixatives
nuclear
1. Flemming’s Fluid
2. Carnoy’s Fluid
3. Bouin’s Fluid
4. Newcomer’s Fluid
5. Heidenhain susa
cytoplasmic
1. Flemming’s Fluid with out acetic acid
2. Helly’s Fluid
3. Regaud’s Fluid (Muller’sfluid)
4. Orth’s Fluid
histochemical fixatives
- Formol Saline10%
- Absolute Ethyl Alcohol
- Acetone.
- Newcomer’s Fluid
usual fixation time of formaldehyde
24 hrs
percent of formaldehyde that is usually used is
10%
formaldehyde
a gas produced by the oxidation of
methyl alcohol
formaldehyde is buffered with pH ___ phosphate buffer
7
chear, readility available, easy to prep and relatively stable
formaldehyde
compatible with most stains
formaldehye
preserves fats, glycogen, mucin
formaldehyde
allows tissue enzymes to be studied because it does not precipitate proteins
formaldehyde
recommended for nervous tissue preservation
formaldehyde
Maycause
sinusitis,allergic
rhinitis,excessive
lacrimationor
allergicdermatitis
formaldehye
a soft fixative and does not harden some cytoplasmic structures adequately enough for paraffin
formaldehyde
recommended for COLORED TISSUE photography
formaldehyde
tolerant fixative used for mailing specimen
formaldehyde
recommended for fixation of central nervous system and general post mortem tissues for histochemical examination
10% formol saline
fixation time of formol saline in 35C /95C
24 hrs
fixation time of formol saline in 20-25*C
48 hrs
preserves enzymes and nucleoproteins
10% formol saline
demonstrates fats and mucins
10% formol saline
slow fixative and metachromic reactions of AMYLOID is reduced
10% formol saline
recommended for preservation and storage of surgical, post mortem and research specimen
10% neutral buffered formalin or phosphate buffered formalin
fixation time of 10% neutral buffered formalin or phosphate-buffered formalin
4-24 hrs
prevents precipitation of acid formalin pigments
10% neutral buffered formalin
best fixatives for tissues containing IRON PIGMENTS and elastic fibers
10% neutral buffered formalin
longer to prepare, positivity of mucin to PAS is reduced
10% neutral buffered formalin
reactivity of myelin to weigert’s iron hematoxylin is reduced
10% neutral buffered formalin
recommended for ROUTINE post mortem tissues
formol -corrosive or formol sublimate
disadvanatage is it forms mercuric chloride deposits and does not allow frozen tissue to be made
formol corrosive-formol sublimate
fixation time of formol corrosive-formol sublimate
3-24 hrs
excellent in staining procedure including SILVER RETICULUM METHODS
formol sublimate - formol corrosive
FIXATION IS FASTER
for rapid diagnosis, it fixes and dehydrates at the same time
alcoholic formalin/gendre’s fixative
good for preservation of glycogen and for MICROINCENERATION technique
alcoholic formalin/gendre’s tehnique
used to fix SPUTUM since it coagulates mucus
alcoholic fomalin or gendre’s fixative
produces gross hardening of tissues and causes PARTIAL LYSIS OF RBC
alcoholic formalin/gendre’s fixative
preservation of iron-containing pigments is poor
alcoholic formalin/gendre’s fixative
made up of 2 formaldehyde residues, linked by 3 carbon chains
glutaraldehyde
for routine light microscopic work
glutaraldehyde
fixation time of glutaraldehyde
1/2 to 2 hrs