A fixation-decalcification procedure for bone biopsies |
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| Authors: | G BUSSOLATI |
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| Institution: | Istituto di Anatomia e Istologia Patologica, Universitàdi Torino, Via Santena;7, 10126 Turin, Italy |
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| Abstract: | A procedure for the simultaneous fixation and decalcification of bone biopsies is described. Mild acidic fixatives (such as Bouin's fluid) are effective decalcifying agents when made calcium-free by a continuous circulation through a column of anion-binding ion exchange resin. The procedure has been found relatively fast, safe, economic and to provide excellent histology of biopsies containing cancellous bone. |
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| Keywords: | bone decalcification bone fixation bone biopsies |
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