Fixation is the preservation of biological tissues from decay due to autolysis or putrefaction. It terminates any ongoing biochemical reactions. Types of fixation and processes · Chemical fixation

For practical purposes fixation aims to prevent or arrest the degenerative processes which commence as soon as a tissue is deprived of its blood supply.

Fixation refers to the chemical and physical processes by which cells and tissues are stabilized and made ready for subsequent histopathological treatments such ...

Fixation is process in which cells or tissue are fixed in physical state and partly in chemical state so that they will with stand subsequent treatment with ...

Its accomplishment (as the name implies) is to realize the block (“fix”) of the structural and molecular components as they were in their living conditions.

17 июл. 2012 г. · The aim of fixation is to preserve cells or tissues in as near a life-like condition as possible, prevent autolysis and putrefaction, and protect the tissue ...

The broad objective of tissue fixation is to preserve cells and tissue components in a “life-like state” or as little alteration as possible to the living ...

It is a process by which the cells or tissues are fixed in chemical and partly physical state so that they can withstand subsequent treatment with various ...

4 сент. 2012 г. · Fixation is a chemical process by which biological tissues are preserved from decay. Fixation terminates any ongoing biochemical reactions.

Fixation artefacts are consequently changes brought about in the tissue as a result of human activity, i.e. putting some tissue in a fixative. From that ...