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PARAFFIN WAX Flashcards

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the most popular fixative for paraffin-embedded section

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NEUTRAL BUFFERED FORMALIN

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cause considerable hardening of tissue because of their coagulative properties

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Mercuric chloride-based fixatives such as formol sublimate and B5:

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widely recommended for the fixation of lymph node biopsies.

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B5

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Not widely used as a fixative for routine histological techniques because of its poor penetrating ability

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Alcohol

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is more commonly used in research laboratories

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Alcohol fixation

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