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Compound Fixatives
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bouin | Picric acid, formaldehyde and glacial acetic acid |
| Gendre | Saturated alcoholic picric acid, formaldehyde and glacial acetic acid |
| Hollande | Picric acid, copper acetate, formaldehyde, acetic acid and distilled water |
| Zamboni | Saturated aqueous picric acid, paraformaldehyde, phosphate buffer, distilled water |
| B5 | Mercuric chloride, sodium acetate, distilled water (working solution is stock + formaldehyde) |
| Zenker and Helly | Mercuric chloride, potassium dichromate, sodium sulfate, distilled water |
| Helly working | Mercuric chloride, potassium dichromate, sodium sulfate, distilled water + formaldehyde |
| Zenker working | Mercuric chloride, potassium dichromate, sodium sulfate, distilled water + glacial acetic acid |
| Orth | Potassium dichromate, sodium sulfate and water (working stock + formaldehyde |
| 4CF-1G | Formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, sodium hydroxide and phosphate buffer |
| Davidson | 95%ethanol, 10% neutral buffered formalin, glacial acetic acid and distilled water |
| Carnoy | Absolute ethanol, chloroform and glacial acetic acid (non-aqueous) |
| Clarke | Absolute alcohol and acetic acid |
| Michel Transport Medium | Citric acid, ammonium sulfate, N-ethylmaleimide, magnesium sulfate and distilled water |
| PBS - 10% sucrose | Stock phosphate-buffered saline, sucrose and distilled water |