# Tissue fixation and the effect of molecular fixatives on downstream staining

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**Created:** [October 6, 2017, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/tissue-fixation-and-the-effect-of-molecular-fixatives-on-downstream-staining/290 "2017-10-06T13:12:18Z")\
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> **[Tissue fixation and the effect of molecular fixatives on downstream staining...](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4240801/)**
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> It is impossible to underplay the importance of fixation in histopathology. Whether the scientist is interested in the extraction of information on lipids, proteins, RNA or DNA, fixation is critical to this extraction. This review aims to give a...

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