FIXATION
Carol Bain
Created on October 11, 2023
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purpose
Fixation
The purpose of fixation is to preserve the tissue in such a way that it appears the same in a microscopic preparation as it appeared while living and functioning.
prevents...
Fixation
autoloysis and putrefaction
FIXATION
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Fixation acts by ______________
FIXATION ACTS BY DENATURING PROTEINS AND NUCLEIC ACIDS
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DENATURING
THE FUNCTIONS OF FIXATIVES?
WHAT ARE
Prevent autolysisPevent putrefaction Maintain the proper relationship between cells and extracellular substances bring out differences in refractive indexes and to increase the visibility of, or the contrast between, different tissue elements Render cell constituents insoluble