CONTENTS 



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Fixation — 



Fixing Reagents — 



Osmium Tetroxide 266 



Chromic Acid 266 



Potassium Dicliromate 266 



Mercuric Chloride 266 



Fixing Fluids 267 



Bouin's Fluid 267 



Flemming's Fluid 267 



Zenker's Fluid 267 



Formalin Solutions 268 



Carnoy's Fluid 268 



Containers 268 



Handling of Material 269 



Dissection 269 



Foreign Matter 269 



Heat 269 



Records 270 



Paraffin Embedding 270 



Celloidin Embedding 272 



Sectioning 275 



Rotary Microtomes and Paraffin Sections 275 



The sliding Microtome and Celloidin Sections 278 



Mounting Paraffin Sections 279 



Serial Sections 281 



Staining of Paraffin Sections 282 



Progressive Staining 283 



Regressive Staining 284 



The Mallory Connective-tissue Stain 285 



Staining With Silver Nitrate 286 



Staining Celloidin Sections 286 



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Current References 

 Anatomical Texts 

 Histological Texts 

 Prepared Slides 



Blood . . 



Muscle Tissues 



Nerve Tissues 



Bloodvessels . 



Lymph Organs 



Integument . 



Respiratory System 



Digestive System 



Excretory System 



Female Reproductive System 



Male Reproductive System 



Endocrine Glands . 



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