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Fixatives

Known as: Fixative 
Agents employed in the preparation of histologic or pathologic specimens for the purpose of maintaining the existing form and structure of all of the… 
National Institutes of Health

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Biologic PreservationFixed SpecimenMOUNTING MEDIATissue Fixation

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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Comparative usefulness of tissue fixatives for in situ viral nucleic acid hybridization.
Traditionally tissues for in situ hybridization of viral nucleic acid have been small pieces obtained from laboratory rodents… 
1978
1978
The effect of chemical fixatives on cell walls of Bacillus subtilis.
Cell walls of Bacillus subtilis were treated with several chemical fixatives which are commonly used preparatory to electron… 
1974
1974
AUTORADIOGRAPHY USING DRY MOUNTED FREEZE-DRIED SECTIONS FOR LOCALIZATION OF CARCINOGENS IN THE LUNG
A freeze-dry autoradiographic technique is presented as a model for the microscopic localization of carcinogens in the lung… 
1969
1969
Preliminary examination of bull, ram and rabbit spermatozoa with the stereoscan electron microscope.
The stereoscan electron microscope (Cambridge Instrument Co.) enables the surface of objects to be examined over a wide range of… 
1968
1968
Ultrastructural differences in the exosporium of the Sterne and Vollum strains of Bacillus anthracis.
Spores from three different strains of Bacillus anthracis were examined by electron microscopy for the presence of a hair-like… 
1968
1968
Chloro-s-triazines as markers and fixatives for the study of growth in teeth and bones.
Cyanuric chloride (2,4,6-trichloro-s-triazine) and dichloro-s-triazinyl Procion M (Imperial Chemical) dyes and colorless… 
1967
1967
Cyanuric chloride and n-methyl morpholine in methanol as a fixative for polysaccharides.
Rat submandibular and sublingual gland fragments 2 mm thick were immersed in 0.5% (0.025 M) cyanuric chloride in anhydrous… 
1965
1965
THE FINE STRUCTURE PRODUCED IN CELLS BY FIXATIVES.
SYNOPSIS The research was undertaken with two distinct ends in view: first, to discover what it is, in terms of fine structure… 
1961
1961
THE ACTION OF HISTOLOGICAL FIXATIVES ON TISSUE LIPIDS. COMPARISON OF THE ACTION OF SEVERAL FIXATIVES USING PAPER CHROMATOGRAPHY
A simple procedure to obtain information on the influence of fixatives on tissue lipids is described. The action of several… 
1956
1956
A fixative for use in dissecting insects.
A fixative made of 5 ml of 40% formaldehyde, 2 1/2 ml of glacial acetic acid and 20 gm of chloral hydrate diluted to 100 ml with…