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Histo Exam 1 - CFs
Compound Fixatives
| Fixative | Components |
|---|---|
| B-5 or B-Plus Fixative | mercuric chloride, sodium acetate, distilled water, formaldehyde |
| Bouin's Solution | picric acid, formaldehyde, glacial acetic acid |
| Gendre Solution | 95% ethanol saturated with picric acid, formaldehyde, glacial acetic acid |
| Hollande Solution | bouin's plus copper acetate and distilled water |
| Zenker | Mercuric chloride, potassium dichromate, sodium sulfate, distilled water, glacial acetic acid |
| Helly | Mercuric chloride, potassium dichromate, sodium sulfate, distilled water, formaldehyde |
| Ortho | potassium dichromate, sodium sulfate, distilled water, formaldehyde |
| Zamboni | paraformaldehyde, picric acid, phosphate buffer |
| Zinc Formalin, unbuffered | Tap water, formaldehyde, sodium chloride, zinc chloride or sulfate |
| Zinc Formalin, buffered | NBF, zinc chloride |
| 10% NBF | 900 mL tap water, 100 mL 37-40% formaldehyde, 4g sodium phosphate monobasic, 6.5g sodium phosphate dibasic |
| Calcium Formalin | Tap water, formaldehyde, calcium acetate |
| Formalin Ammonium Bromide | Formalin, ammonium bromide |
| Modified Millonig | Formalin, sodium phosphate, sodium hydroxide |
| Carnoy | Absolute alcohol, chloroform, glacial acetic acid |
| Methacarn | Methanol, chloroform, glacial acetic acid |
| Clarke | Absolute alcohol, glacial acetic acid |