The primary goal of fixation is to arrest the autolysis and putrefaction of tissues with the goal of stabilizing the morphological structure and biochemical relationships between constituent proteins ...

No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2008 ASCO Annual Meeting. This abstract does not include a full text component.

Since the 19th century, the practice of tissue processing has remained largely unchanged, resulting in solidified, paraffin-embedded tissue blocks for sectioning. As staining procedures have advanced ...

This core facility provides high quality histological services and is available to assist investigators in the bone disease program within Texas Medical Center, as well as, researchers working with ...