STUDIES ON FORMALIN FIXATION FOR ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND CYTOCHEMICAL STAINING PURPOSES

A study has been made of the preservation of fine structure, phospholipids, and the activity of acid phosphatase and esterase in rat liver fixed in various solutions containing 4 per cent formaldehyde. Examination of methacrylate-embedded preparations shows that calcium-containing fixatives result...

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Main Authors: Holt, S. J., Hicks, R. Marian
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1961
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2225110/