Tissue Preparation

Fixation Additive – Coagulant Fixing agents
  Primary – Secondary Fixatives
  Selecting a mixture Alternatives
 
Preservation Preservation or Fixation Preservatives
 
Dehydration Principle Dehydrants
  Alternatives  
 
Clearing Principle Clearants
  Alternatives  
 
Infiltration Principle Media
  Alternatives  
 
Artifact Definition Ethanol
  Formalin pigment Mercury pigment
  Parched earth