Biological laboratory techniques : Fixing and section cutting

Duration: 0:22:00

Year Published: 1964

Creator: CRM/McGraw-Hill Films | William Claiborne

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Outlines the steps in fixing and section cutting of specimens for microscopic viewing. Illustrates this process through the preparation of the liver of a small fish. Shows how specimens are washed and placed in paraffin in order that they may be cut into thin sections and mounted for viewing. Describes the cutting of sections using the microtome and a razor.

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