Zenker fixative (fluid solution)

Zenker fixative (fluid solution)
Zen·ker (fixative (fluid, solution) (tsengґker) [Konrad Zenker, German histologist, died 1894] see under fixative.

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  • Histology — Not to be confused with Historiography. A stained histologic specimen, sandwiched between a glass microscope slide and coverslip, mounted on the stage of a light microscope …   Wikipedia

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