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Fixation

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destruction/digestion of tissue and cells by enzymes   show
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stabilize proteins   show
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substance/structure not normally present, produced by some external action   show
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show pigment  
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are primarily acetone and ethyl/methyl alcohol (flammables)   show
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show coagulation  
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show additive fixative  
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solution that causes cells to swell   show
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fluids into which normal animal cells can be placed w/o causing swelling or shrinkage of cells   show
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show coagulating fixatives  
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show noncoagulant fixatives  
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do not allow good penetration by reagents   show
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Alcohol, zinc salts, mercuric chloride, chromium trioxide and picric acid   show
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stabilize and denature proteins   show
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show common additive reagents  
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act on tissue w/o combining with it   show
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alters tissue stabilize proteins, so that its resistant to further change   show
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kill the tissue so that postmortem activities of decay, putrefaction and autolysis is prevented   show
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show Function of fixative  
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will fail to stain   show
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must change solube contents of a cell into insoluble so that those substances are not lost during processing   show
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causes proteins to be less capable of maintaining an intimate relationship w/water and become more reactive, but fixative molecule doesnot combine w/t protein   show
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show Action of fixatives  
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show Action of fixative  
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show Action of fixative  
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Physical and Chemical   show
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show Physical  
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Microwave - heat tissue in saline   show
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show Disadvantage of heat method  
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show Advantages of heat method  
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show Dessication  
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Air Drying, Basic use: peripheral blood smears, Wright staining most frequent use for this method   show
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show Dessication  
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show Chemical fixation  
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show Reagents can be classified as  
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show Fixation factors  
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Temperature, Size of tissue, Volume ration   show
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increased temp causes increased autolysis and increased diffusion of cellular elements   show
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show Factors influencing fixation  
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show Fixative volume  
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show Time  
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show lamina propria  
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Penetration, tissue storage, pH, osmolality   show
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show Osmolality  
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Begins at Periphery of tissue and proceeds inward   show
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achieve their full effect on tissue at any particular depth as soon as they have penetrated to that depth at a concentration sufficient to cause coagulation   show
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show Rate of penetration  
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Penetrates faster than any of the common fixatives ingridients   show
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Stored wet   show
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tissue may remain in this solution indefinitely   show
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show Alkali (base)  
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Solutions with a pH value below 7.0 are   show
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Solutions with a pH value of 7.0 are   show
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is not important in light microscopy but is for electon microscopy   show
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Fixatives used for EM need to be at a physiological   show
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most fixatives pH range between   show
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show 4.0  
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show Body fluids  
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show Cell membrane  
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show Water  
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Water leaves the cell and the cell shrinks   show
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The cell swells possibly rupturing its membrane (cell cytosol)   show
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physiological or normal   show
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Additive vx nonadditive, coagulant vx noncoagulant, aqueous vx nonaqeuous   show
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show additive fixatives  
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show additive fixatives  
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do not combine with protein   show
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show nonadditive fixatives  
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show nonadditve fixatives  
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show additive  
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show additive  
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show additive  
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show additive  
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gluteraldehyde   show
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osmium tetroxide   show
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show additive  
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zinc chloride   show
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show nonadditive  
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show nonadditive  
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acetone   show
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transformation of a liquid or a solid into a semi-solid or solid mass   show
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show coagulant fixative  
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establishes a network in the tissue that allows solutions to readily penetrate or enter most freely   show
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act by creating a gel that makes penetration by a subsequent solution difficult   show
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show noncoagulant fixative  
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Alcohol   show
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zinc salts   show
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mercuric chloride   show
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chromium trioxide   show
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show coagulant  
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Formaldehyde   show
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show noncoagulant  
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show noncoagulant  
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potassium dichromate   show
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show noncoagulant  
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Water based   show
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show Aqueous fixatives  
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show Aqueous fixative  
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acetic acid   show
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show Aqueous fixative  
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show Formaldehyde  
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show Formaldehyde  
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used interchangeably   show
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37-40% and are considered 100%formalin   show
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show Formalin fixation  
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Formalin   show
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it reacts primarily with the amino groups on the amino acids of proteins to form bonds which cross link protein chains together   show
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nonacuagulating fixative forming a gel which makes the proteins insoluble and keeps them in place and are able to with stand further processing   show
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show Formaldehyde  
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It is hypertonic it is not osmotaically active   show
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preserves morphological detail so that tissue is life-like   show
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penetrates tissue rapidly   show
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Fixes tissue slowly up to 7days   show
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cross linking proteins because it is an additve fixative   show
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show Formaldehyde  
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show Formaldehyde  
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hardens tissue more than other fixatives except ethanol and acetone   show
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can be used as a simple aqueous solution or w/ addition of sodium chloride to achieve the correct osmolality   show
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Buffers are added to maintain neutrality (pH of 6.8)and to prevent pigments/percipitates from forming   show
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show Acetic acid  
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show Acetic acid  
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Diluted is known as vinegar and is used in pickling   show
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show Acetic acid  
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it doesnt fix lipids or carbohydrates   show
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show Acetic acid  
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Hypertonic effect on cells   show
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coagulant fixative   show
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show Picric acid  
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gives tissue a soft consistency   show
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Causes extreme shrinkage   show
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show Picric acid  
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show Picric acid  
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show Picric acid  
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Toxic and explosive   show
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show Compound or combined fixatives  
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hypertonic/hypotonic balance   show
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show B-5 fixative  
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used to fix hematopoietic and lymphoreticular tissues   show
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gives beautiful nuclear detail   show
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show B-5 fixative  
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store wet tissue in 70% alcohol   show
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show B-5 fixative  
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show Bouin solution  
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Good for nuclear preservation   show
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Used for gastrointestinal and endocrine bx   show
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show Bouin solution  
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Wash in 50-70% alcohol to remove yellow color of fixative   show
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show Bouin solution  
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NO water   show
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coagulating, nonadditve fixative   show
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are used only when the desired tissue components are destroyed or dissolved by aqueous fixatives   show
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show nonaqueous fixatives  
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shrink tissue   show
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show nonaqeuous fixatives  
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show nonaqueous fixatives  
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used for enzyme studies especially acid and alkaline phosphatase   show
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show Acetone  
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frequently used on frozen sections used for cell surface antigens by IHC   show
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Touch preps and blood smears   show
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show Ethyl alcohol  
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preserves pigments, dissolves fat, overhardens and shrinks tissue   show
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show Pigments  
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show Artifact pigments  
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black acid hematain pigment   show
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brown crystalline pigments forms in tissue rich in blood when the pH is below 6.0   show
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it is removed by treating slides with a solution of alcohol saturated w/picric acid or 70% alcohol w/ammonium hydroxide   show
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show Formalin pigment  
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found w/mercury containing fixatives (B-5) were not removed prior to processing   show
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red in color   show
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Treat w/Gram's or Lugol's iodine followed by sodium thiosulfate   show
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show cells that react w/fixatives  
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Dna, Rna and attached proteins are found in the   show
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acetic and carnoy solution   show
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produces nuclear bubbling where nuclei show coalescence of the chromatin into strands with clear spaces   show
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show Proteins  
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show Primary protein structures  
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is determined by hydrogen bonding between the amino acids   show
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show tertiary protein structures  
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Many fixatives preserves lipids but only two fix them, so that they are not lost in subsequent processing   show
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show Osmium tetroxide and chromic acid  
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show Carbohydrates  
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the storage form of glucose   show
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glycogen the storage form of glucose is thought to be retained by entrapment of fixed proteins   show
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show specimen must be frozen w/o fixation  
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show Immunohistochemistry T and B cell markers for dx of lymphomas  
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show choice of fixatives  
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for a trichrome fix in   show
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for chromaffin granules found in cells of the adrenal gland fix in   show
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for urate crystrals fix in   show
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when muscle cross-striations are to be stained with PTAH use   show
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cells shrink by releasing fluid   show
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show Formalin pigments  
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show Paraformaldehyde  
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strong tendency to polymerize to dimers and trimers   show
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glutaraldehyde (most used in em) and osmium tetroxide   show
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Zenker   show
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show pheochromocytomas  
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require nonaqeous fixated absolute alcohol   show
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Frozen w/o fixation   show
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show tissue for trichrome (muscle)  
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frozen w/o fixation   show
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frozen sectioned and briefly fixed in acetone   show
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a cell is a solution that is more concentrated than the cell cytosol   show
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NH2   show
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show Carboxyl group  
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Chromium, mercury and osmiums   show
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are cations that combine with anion group of proteins   show
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show cations  
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negatively charged   show
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sulfhydryl, carboxyl and phosphoric   show
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-Sh   show
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-PO4   show
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show water  
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show glacial acetic acid  
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show aqueous  
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B-5, Bouin, Gendre, Hollande, Zenker/helly, Orth, Zamboni, Zinc formalin   show
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