Part 2

What fixative is good for preservation of glycogen and micro-incineration and is used to fix sputum?

What fluid is recommended for fixing mucopolysaccharides and nuclear proteins?

What is the most common metallic fixative?

What is the routine fixative of choice for preservation of cell detail in tissue photography?

What fixative is recommended for renal tissue, fibrin, connective tissue, and muscle?

What solution permits brilliant staining of nuclear and connective tissue fibers?

What solution is recommended for congested specimens such as lung, heart, and blood vessels and gives good results with PTAH and trichrome staining?

What fixative is excellent for bone marrow, extramedullary hematopoiesis, and intercalated discs of cardiac muscle?

What fixative is an excellent microanatomic fixative for the pituitary gland, bone marrow, and blood-containing organs such as spleen and liver?

What fixative enhances nuclear detail for identifying normal and abnormal cell types in bone marrow?

What solution is recommended mainly for tumor biopsies, especially of the skin?

What fixative is traditionally used in electron microscopy as both a fixative and a heavy metal stain?

What fixative is a good fixative and excellent stain for lipids in membranous structures and vesicles?

What fixative fixes myelin and peripheral nerves well and preserves cytoplasmic structures such as Golgi bodies and mitochondria?

What fixative is excellent for nuclear structures such as chromosomes?

What fixative is recommended for cytoplasmic structures, particularly mitochondria, when acetic acid is omitted?

What type of fixative uses chromic acid in a 1–2% aqueous solution and usually forms part of a compound fixative?

What type of fixative precipitates all proteins and adequately preserves carbohydrates?

What chemical preserves mitochondria when used at pH 4.5–5.2?

What fluid is recommended for demonstrating chromatin, mitochondria, mitotic figures, Golgi bodies, RBCs, and colloid-containing tissues?

What fluid is recommended for studying early degenerative processes and tissue necrosis?

What fluid demonstrates Rickettsiae and other bacteria?

What type of fixative is recommended for acid mucopolysaccharides and fixes connective tissue mucin?

What type of fixative is excellent for glycogen demonstration, suitable for aniline stains, and highly explosive when dry?

What solution is recommended for fixation of embryos and pituitary biopsies?

What solution is sometimes recommended for gastro-intestinal tract biopsies, animal embryos, and endocrine gland tissue?

What solution is recommended for gastro-intestinal tract specimens and endocrine tissues?

What solution is highly recommended for preservation of glycogen and other carbohydrates?

What acid is an essential constituent of most compound nuclear fixatives and solidifies at 17°C?

What acid is used for precipitation of proteins and nucleic acids and as a decalcifier and fixative in microscopy?

What chemical is used to fix specimens at 0–4°C and is recommended for studying water-diffusible enzymes?

What solution provides a stable medium for transporting fresh unfixed tissues for subsequent frozen section and immunofluorescence studies?

What solution is not suitable for transporting cells for flow cytometry or tissues used for fluorescent in-situ hybridization (FISH)?