Xylene versus Isopropanol for Paraffin Wax Processing of Lung Tissue

The microscopic observation of lung tissue is challenging due to its fragile nature. Xylene and isopropanol are common tissue-clearing reagents used before paraffin embedding, yet no studies have compared these two reagents in lung tissue processing. Due to the well-known health risks xylene could i...

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Main Authors: Qi Wang, Runchuan Gu, Franziska Olm, Nicholas Burdon Bèchet, Sandra Lindstedt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/5/1726