Fixative

Introduction: Fixative

Description of Fixative

Fixative: Agents employed in the preparation of histologic or pathologic specimens for the purpose of maintaining the existing form and structure of all of the constituent elements. Great numbers of different agents are used; some are also decalcifying and hardening agents. They must quickly kill and coagulate living tissue.
Source: MeSH 2007

Fixative: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Fixative:

• Bind
• Stable
• Stable disease
• Substance
• Preservation
• Gross
• Histologic
• Tissue
• Protein

Hierarchical classifications of Fixative

The following list attempts to classify Fixative into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Specialty Uses of Chemicals
    • Fixatives

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