METALLIC FIXATIVES Flashcards
Types of metallic fixatives
A. Mercuric chloride
B. Chromate fixatives
C. Lead fixatives
Most common metallic fixative
Mercuri chloride
Widely used as secondary fixative
Mercuric chloride
What color precipitate may mercuric chloride produce
Black
What type of metallic fixative is for tissue photography and preserve very fine details of tissue and provide high quality image
Mercuric chloride
Out of all the mercuric chloride fixative which one does not produce a black precipitate
Heidenhein’s SuSa
Mercuric chloride is satisfactory for:
- trichome staining
- immunoperoxidase techniques
- fixative of choice for preserving cell details in tissue photography
Zenker’s Fluid is composed of:
Mercuric chloride solution and Glacial acetic acid
For small pieces of liver, spleen, connective tissue fibers, and nuclei
Zenker’s Fluid
Fixation time for Zenker’s fluid
12 - 24 hours
Other name for zenker-formol
Helly’s solution
For fixing pituitary gland, bone marrow, and blood containing organs
Zenker-Formol or helly’s solution
For fixing cytoplasmic granules
Zenker-Formol
Fixation time for zenker-formol
12-24 hours
Excellent cytologic fixative
Heidenhein’s SuSa
For tumor biopsies of the skin
Heidenhein’s SuSa
Fixation time for SuSa
3-12 hours
Used for bone marrow biopsies
B-5 fixative
Fixation time of B-5 fixatives
1, 1/2-2 hours (fastest fixation time)
Concentration of Chromic acid
1-2%
Constituent of compound fixatives
Chromic acid
Precipitates all proteins and adequately preserves carbohydrate
Chromic acid
Percentage of the concentration of Potassium Dichromate
3%
It ia a chromative fixativ that preserves lipids
Potassium Dichromate
It is a type of chromate fixative that preserves mitochondria
Potassium Dichromate
PH of mitochondria in Potassium dichromate
4.5-5.2
Other name for Regaud’s Fluid
Muller’s Fluid
Recommended for the demonstration of chromatin, mitochondria, mitotic figures, golgi bodies, RBC, and colloid containing tissues
Regaud’s Fluid
Fixation time for Regaud’s fluid
12-48 hours
What type of chromate fixative is recommended for early degenerative processes and tissue necrosis
Orth’s Fluid
Chromate Fixative for the demostration of Rickettsiae and bacteria
Orth’s Fluid
Fixation time for Orth’s Fluid
36-72 hours (longer fixation time)
Used in 4% aqueous solution of basic lead acetate
Lead Fixatives
recommended for acid mucoploysaccharide and connective tissue mucin
Lead Fixatives
considered as both a fixative and a stain
Picric acid