Tissue fixative comprising an aqueous solution of ethanol, ethandiol, methanal, NaCl and ZnCl.sub.2

摘要

A tissue fixative comprising a solvent including one or more alkanols, one or more diols and/or triols and a catalyst, and a solute including an osmotically active substance and a mordant. A preferred composition comprises 14 ml ethanol, 14 ml ethandiol, 2.43 ml of a 37% solution of methanal, 0.375 g NaCl, 0.0375 g ZaCl.sub.2 and 69.57 mls water.