Acid-free glyoxal as a substitute of formalin for structural and molecular preservation in tissue samples.

Tissue fixation in phosphate buffered formalin (PBF) remains the standard procedure in histopathology, since it results in an optimal structural, antigenic and molecular preservation that justifies the pivotal role presently played by diagnoses on PBF-fixed tissues in precision medicine. However, to...

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Main Authors: Gianni Bussolati, Laura Annaratone, Enrico Berrino, Umberto Miglio, Mara Panero, Marco Cupo, Patrizia Gugliotta, Tiziana Venesio, Anna Sapino, Caterina Marchiò
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5552132?pdf=render