veld notes Flashcards
to ensure secured sample transportation, covered containers in ____
- covered
containers in 10% buffered formalin
2 kinds of preservation techniques most commonly used
refrigeration and chemical preservation
process by which constituents of cells
are treated in a chemical so that they will withstand subsequent treatment with various reagents with minimum distortion or decomposition and keep the tissue in as life-like manner as possible
fixationn
most commonnn tyype of fixationn
immersion
most commonn fixative
10% fformalinn
optimun size for secctionns innn tissuue procesisng
2x2x0.3cm
optimum thicknnness
3-4mm
4 stages innn oorder
dehydration, clearinngg, impregnnationn.embeddinng
pecision instrument that cuts sections from the paraffin blocks, thin enough for examination under microscope
microtome
xylenne is for?
xylene for deparaffinization —> removal of wax
enables removal of excess stain
differenntiationn
inn rehydrationn, _____ is used for blue ccolor
lithium ccarbonnate
innncomplete depraffinnizatioon will result inn what
patches
what media is used for mountinng nni sir owel
albuminnn + glycerin
what is the most ccommonnn stain annd its other term
hematoxylin and eosin stain (H&E); aka “routine staining”.
stainn to identigy diff types ngn tumors
Van Gieson stain
a metachromatic dye (acidophilic)
Toluidine blue