- Zenker fixative
- a fixative solution consisting of mercury bichloride, potassium dichromate, glacial acetic acid, and water.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Zenker fixative
Look at other dictionaries:
Zenker fixative (fluid solution) — Zen·ker (fixative (fluid, solution) (tsengґker) [Konrad Zenker, German histologist, died 1894] see under fixative … Medical dictionary
Zenker's fixative — is a rapid nuclear fixative used as a mordant in some staining procedures, containing corrosive mercuric chloride, potassium bichromate, sodium sulfate, glacial acetic acid, and water. The sodium sulfate is frequently omitted. When glacial acetic … Wikipedia
Zenker-formol fixative — a solution similar to Zenker fixative but containing also formaldehyde solution; see Helly fluid, under fluid … Medical dictionary
Zenker — is the name of:* Friedrich Albert von Zenker (1825 1898) was a German pathologist, who named: ** Zenker s degeneration ** Zenker s diverticulum ** Zenker s fixative ** Zenker s paralysis * Hans Zenker (1870 1932) was a German admiral. * Christian … Wikipedia
Zenker&’s fluid — Fixative that is good for preserving cytoplasmic structure but needs to be made up freshly. Contains mercuric chloride … Dictionary of molecular biology
Fixative — A medium such as a solution or spray that preserves specimens of tissues or cells. Most biopsies and specimens removed at surgery are fixed in a solution such as formalin (dilute formaldehyde) before further processing takes place. Other common… … Medical dictionary
Zenker — Friedrich A., German pathologist, 1825–1898. See Z. degeneration, Z. diverticulum, Z. fixative, Z. paralysis, formol Z. fixative … Medical dictionary
Zenker fluid — see under fixative … Medical dictionary
Zenker solution — see under fixative … Medical dictionary
formol-Zenker solution — Zenker formol fixative … Medical dictionary
