Claims
- 1. A histological or cytological fixation and dehydrating agent comprising: from about 35 to 45% by weight of methyl alcohol, from about 11 to 21% by weight of ethyl alcohol, and from about 40 to 50% by weight of isopropyl alcohol.
- 2. The agent of claim 1 wherein said methyl alcohol is from 39 to 41% by weight, and said isopropyl alcohol is from 43 to 45% by weight.
- 3. The agent of claim 2, said ethyl alcohol is about 16% by weight.
- 4. A method for treating histological and cytological tissue to fix and dehydrate the tissue comprising the step of:
- immersing the tissue in an alcohol mixture comprising from about 35 to 45% by weight of methyl alcohol, from about 11 to 21% by weight of ethyl alcohol, and from about 40 to 50% by weight of isopropyl alcohol.
- 5. The method of claim 4, wherein said methyl alcohol is from 39 to 41% by weight, and said isopropyl alcohol is from about 43 to 45% by weight.
- 6. The method of claim 5, said ethyl alcohol is about 16% by weight.
Parent Case Info
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/056,225, filed Aug. 21, 1997.
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