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To identify the optimal chemical fixative for preserving cellular morphology and histochemical staining quality in peripheral nerve tissue.

January 12, 2025Cellular and Molecular BiologyOpen Access

Comparison of different fixatives effects in histochemical stainings of peripheralnerve tissue

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MDMuhammet Bahaeddi̇n DörtbudakHarran University MDMuhammed DemircioğluIstanbul Aydın University UŞUğur ŞekerMardin Artuklu University

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Comparative laboratory study reveals superior preservation and staining with formaldehyde in rat sciatic nerves, indicating its optimal utility for peripheral nerve histotechnology.

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To identify the optimal chemical fixative for preserving cellular morphology and histochemical staining quality in peripheral nerve tissue.
Harvested sciatic nerve samples from rats (n=7) and treated them with different chemical fixatives, including formaldehyde, Bouin, Carnoy, and glutaraldehyde.
Conducted multiple histochemical stainings to evaluate nuclear, cytoplasmic, and intercellular structural details alongside staining intensity and distribution.
Formaldehyde provided the most ideal preservation of cellular morphology and staining intensity across all evaluated histochemical stains.
Bouin and Carnoy fixatives demonstrated variable staining-dependent quality but performed similarly overall, whereas glutaraldehyde consistently yielded the poorest results across all stainings.

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Dörtbudak et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a71f4d926a7f98052de0fb3 https://doi.org/10.14715/cmb/2024.70.12.12

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Comparative laboratory study reveals superior preservation and staining with formaldehyde in rat sciatic nerves, indicating its optimal utility for peripheral nerve histotechnology.

Comparison of different fixatives effects in histochemical stainings of peripheralnerve tissue

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Comparison of different fixatives effects in histochemical stainings of peripheralnerve tissue

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