Methods for histology

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What is the study of histology?
It aims to provide understanding for the microanatomy of cells, tissues and organs and to correlate function with structure.
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Students in this course are exposed to the use of:
light microscopy including light microscopes and virtual microscopes
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Nearly all the slides that are studied in histology are:
formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded and H&E stained
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What is fixation defined as?
A chemical or a mixture of chemicals that are immediately used on the sample after it has been taken from the body
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What is formalin?
37% aqueous solution of formaldehyde at various dilutions combined with other chemicals and buffers
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Which is true about using the fixative formalin?
Proteins can react with specific antibodies
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What is the next step after tissue is prepared with a fixative?
Sectioning by embedding paraffin
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