Practical pathology : an introduction to the practical study of morbid anatomy and histology / by John Lindsay Steven.

  • Steven, John Lindsay, 1859-1909.
Date:
1887
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Credit: Practical pathology : an introduction to the practical study of morbid anatomy and histology / by John Lindsay Steven. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Selection of Morbid Tissues for Microscopic Examination. III. Hardening and Softening (or Decalcifying) Fluids, and the Methods of using them. page Examination of fresh tissues, ....... 36 The object of hardening tissues, ..... .37 Hardening fluids—Alcohol, ....... 38 Chromic acid, and its salts, ....... 39 General rules for hardening tissues, . . . . . 41. Decalcifying and softening fluids, . . . . - 42 Distinction of lime from fatty granules, ..... 43 IV. Methods of Making Sections of Tissues for Microscopic Examination. Section-cutting with the razor, ...... 45 Freezing microtomes, ........ 46 Preparation of tissues for the freezing microtome, ... 47 Cathcart’s ether microtome, ....... 48 Rutherford’s freezing microtome, ...... 48 Williams’ microtome, ........ 49 Sclilittenmikrotom, ........ 49 Method of protecting the surface in cutting sections, . . 51 The celloidin process, ........ 52 V. Apparatus necessary for and Reagents used in Mounting Pathological Specimens. List of more common reagents, ...... 54 Glycerine, Farrant’s solution, sugar solution, .... 56 Iodine mounting fluid, oil of cloves, Canada balsam, . . 57 White zinc cement, sealing wax cement, acetic acid, . . 58 Alcohol, benzole, ether, chloroform, ..... 59 VI. Methods of Mounting Sections. Mounting in glycerine, Farrant, etc., ..... 60 Mounting in Canada balsam, . . . . • • • 61