METALLIC FIXATIVES Flashcards

1
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Types of metallic fixatives

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A. Mercuric chloride
B. Chromate fixatives
C. Lead fixatives

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2
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Most common metallic fixative

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Mercuri chloride

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3
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Widely used as secondary fixative

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Mercuric chloride

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4
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What color precipitate may mercuric chloride produce

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Black

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5
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What type of metallic fixative is for tissue photography and preserve very fine details of tissue and provide high quality image

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Mercuric chloride

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6
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Out of all the mercuric chloride fixative which one does not produce a black precipitate

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Heidenhein’s SuSa

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7
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Mercuric chloride is satisfactory for:

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  • trichome staining
  • immunoperoxidase techniques
  • fixative of choice for preserving cell details in tissue photography
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8
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Zenker’s Fluid is composed of:

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Mercuric chloride solution and Glacial acetic acid

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9
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For small pieces of liver, spleen, connective tissue fibers, and nuclei

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Zenker’s Fluid

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10
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Fixation time for Zenker’s fluid

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12 - 24 hours

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11
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Other name for zenker-formol

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Helly’s solution

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12
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For fixing pituitary gland, bone marrow, and blood containing organs

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Zenker-Formol or helly’s solution

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13
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For fixing cytoplasmic granules

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Zenker-Formol

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14
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Fixation time for zenker-formol

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12-24 hours

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15
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Excellent cytologic fixative

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Heidenhein’s SuSa

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16
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For tumor biopsies of the skin

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Heidenhein’s SuSa

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17
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Fixation time for SuSa

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3-12 hours

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18
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Used for bone marrow biopsies

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B-5 fixative

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19
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Fixation time of B-5 fixatives

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1, 1/2-2 hours (fastest fixation time)

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20
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Concentration of Chromic acid

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1-2%

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21
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Constituent of compound fixatives

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Chromic acid

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22
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Precipitates all proteins and adequately preserves carbohydrate

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Chromic acid

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23
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Percentage of the concentration of Potassium Dichromate

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3%

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24
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It ia a chromative fixativ that preserves lipids

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Potassium Dichromate

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25
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It is a type of chromate fixative that preserves mitochondria

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Potassium Dichromate

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26
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PH of mitochondria in Potassium dichromate

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4.5-5.2

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27
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Other name for Regaud’s Fluid

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Muller’s Fluid

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28
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Recommended for the demonstration of chromatin, mitochondria, mitotic figures, golgi bodies, RBC, and colloid containing tissues

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Regaud’s Fluid

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29
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Fixation time for Regaud’s fluid

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12-48 hours

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30
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What type of chromate fixative is recommended for early degenerative processes and tissue necrosis

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Orth’s Fluid

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31
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Chromate Fixative for the demostration of Rickettsiae and bacteria

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Orth’s Fluid

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32
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Fixation time for Orth’s Fluid

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36-72 hours (longer fixation time)

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33
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Used in 4% aqueous solution of basic lead acetate

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Lead Fixatives

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34
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recommended for acid mucoploysaccharide and connective tissue mucin

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Lead Fixatives

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35
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considered as both a fixative and a stain

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Picric acid

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36
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normally used in strong saturated aqueous solution (1%)

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Picric acid fixatives

37
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dyes tissue yellow

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Picric acid fixative

38
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What is used to remove yellow dye from the picric acid

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Acid dye or lithium carbonate

39
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used an explosive agent by the military

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Picric acid fixative

40
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excellent fixative for glycogen demonstration

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Picric acid fixatives

41
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coagulant fixative and strong soagulant of nucleoproteins

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Picric acid fixatives

42
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picric acid fixative recommended for embryos and pituitary biopsies

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Bouin’s solution

43
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fixation time for Bouin’s solution

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6-24 hours

44
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Modification of Bouin’s solution

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Brasil’s alcoholic picroformol fixative

45
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better and less messy than Bouin’s solution

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Brasil’s alcoholic picroformol fixative

46
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excellent fixative for glycogen

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Brasil’s alcoholic picroformol fixative

47
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Used in conjunction with other fixatives to form compound solution

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Glacial HAc

48
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Solidifies at17C

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Glacial acetic acid

49
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fixes and precipitates nucleoproteins

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Glacial acetic acid

50
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Causes tissues to swell; precipitates chromosomes and chromosome material

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Glacial acetic acid

51
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Rapidly denatures and precipitates proteins

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Alcohol fixatives

52
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Fix and preserve glycogen, pigments, blood, tissue films and smear

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Absolute alcohol

53
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ideal foro small tissue fragments and a fixative and a dehydrating agent at the same time

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Alcohol fixatives

54
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Excellent for glycogen preservation and preserves nuclear stain

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Alcohol fixatives

55
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An alcohol fixative that fixes dry and wet smear, blood smear and bone marrow tissue

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Methyl alcohol

56
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Used for fixing touch preparations

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Isopropyl alcohol

57
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May be used as simple fixatives

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Ethyl alcohol

58
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Recommended for fixing mucopolysaccharide and nuclear protein

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Newcomer’s fluid

59
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fixation time of ethyl alcohol

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18-24 hours

60
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Fxation time of newcomer’s fluid

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12-18 hours at 3C

61
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most rapid alcohol fixative

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Carnoy’s Fluid

62
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Used for urgent biopsies and brain tissue for diagnosis of rabies

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Carnoy’s fluid

63
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Fixation time for carnoy’s fluid

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1-3 hours

64
Q

how many hours is urgent biopsy processed?

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5 hours

65
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Pale yellow powder which dissolves in water

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Osmium tetroxide

66
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Other name for osmium tetroxide

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Osmic acid

67
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fixes conjugated-fats and lipids permanently

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Osmium tetroxide

68
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Preserves cytoplasmic structures well (mitochondria and golgi bodies)

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Osmium tetroxide

69
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fixes myelin and peripheral nerves well and adequately fixes materials fo ultra thin sectioning

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Osmium tetroxide

70
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Most common chrome-osmium acetic acid and fixative

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Flemming’s solution

71
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Osmium tetraoxide fixative that is Recommended for nuclear strucures such as chromosomes

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Flemming’s solution

72
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It permanently fixes fats

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Flemming’s solution

73
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Fixation time for flemming’s solution

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24-48 hours

74
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osmium tetraoxide fixative that is not for nuclear structures

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Flemming’s solution without acetic acid

75
Q

Mad up of only chromic and osmic acid

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Flemming’s solution without acetic acid

76
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Type of osmium tetroxide fixative that is recommended for cytoplasmic structures such as the mitochondria

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Flemming’s solution without acetic acid

77
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Fixation time for Flemming’s solution without acetic acid

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24-48 hours

78
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Type of alcohol fixative that is used for fixing touch preparations

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Isopropyl alcohol (95%)

79
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Fixativ that is sometimes incorporated into compound fixatives

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Trichloroacetic acid

80
Q

Precipitates proteins

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Trichloroacetic acid

81
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Has a marked swelling effect

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Trichloroacetic acid

82
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May be used as a weak decalcifying agent

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Trichloroaetic acid

83
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Used at ice cold temperature ranging from -5 to 4C

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Acetone

84
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Recommended for phosphates and lipases (water diffusable agents)

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Acetone

85
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Used for fixing brain tissues for diagnosing rabies (2nd fixative for brain tissues and diagnosing rabies)

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Acetone

86
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Involves thermal coagulation of tissue proteins

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Heat fixation

87
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Employed for frozen tissue sections and bacteriological smear

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Heat fixation

88
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Preserves nuclear and cytoplasmic detail

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Heat fixation