Fixation: General
What does putrefaction do?
Breakdown bacteria
Make tissue more receptive to dyes or acts as a mordant - link dye to tissue
Fill in the blank:
Kills the tissue by _____ proteins so that _____ and
______ are prevented
Kills the tissue by denaturing proteins so that autolysis and putrification are prevented
Factors affecting fixation:
If temperature is increased, what happens to the rate of fixation and the rate of autolysis
Rate of fixation and autolysis are both increased