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are soluble in water, therefore, tissues should not be washed in running tap water
PICRATES
SUBSTITUTE FOR RUNNING TAP WATER IN WASHING OF PICRATES
70% ALCOHOL
PICRIC ACID FIXATIVES
- BOUIN’S SOLUTION
2. BRASIL’S ALCOHOLIC PICROFORMOL FIXATIVE
BOUIN’S SOLUTION IS UTILIZED FOR FIXATION OF
- EMBRYOS
2. PITUITARY BIOPSIES
fixative for glycogen
BRASIL’S ALCOHOLIC PICROFORMOL FIXATIVE
fixation of nucleoproteins
GLACIAL ACETIC ACID
ALCOHOL FIXATIVES
- 95% ETHANOL
- METHANOL
- ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL (95%)
- CARNOY’S FLUID
- NEWCOMER’S
- GENDRE’S FIXATIVE
Preserves but does not “fix” glycogen granules
95% ETHANOL
METHANOL IS AN ALCOHOL FIXATIVE FOR
- DRY AND WET SMEARS
- BLOOD
- BONE MARROW SAMPLES
for touch preparations
ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL (95%)
most rapid fixative
CARNOY’S FLUID
CARNOY’S FLUID IS AN ALCOHOL FIXATIVE FOR
- CHROMOSOMES
- LYMPH GLANDS
- URGENT BIOPSIES
- BRAIN TISSUE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF RABIES
NEWCOMER’S IS AN ALCOHOL FIXATIVE FOR THE DEMONSTRATION OF
- MUCOPLYSACCHARIDES
2. NUCLEOPROTEINS
REAGENTS OF OSMIUM TETROXIDE
- FLEMMING’S (CHROME-OSMIUM HAc)
2. FLEMMING’S WITHOUT ACETIC ACID
Permanently fixes fats and recommended for fixing nuclear structures
FLEMMING’S (CHROME-OSMIUM HAc)