Comparison of histomorphology and DNA preservation produced by fixatives in the veterinary diagnostic laboratory setting

Histopathology is the most useful tool for diagnosis of a number of diseases, especially cancer. To be effective, histopathology requires that tissues be fixed prior to processing. Formalin is currently the most common histologic fixative, offering many advantages: it is cheap, readily available, an...

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Main Authors: William F. Craft, Julia A. Conway, Michael J. Dark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014-05-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/377.pdf