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From: Dndsomi@aol.com [mailto:Dndsomi@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 12:05 AM
To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: Davidson's Fixative

Does anyone have a formula for Davidson's Fixative?  Would really appreciate it if you'd share with me !!!!!
Thanks
[Evelyn Kaplan] 

 

The recipe that I have is:

 

330 ml 95% ethanol

220 ml formaldehyde 

115 ml glacial acetic acid

335 ml tap water

 

Evelyn Kaplan,

Dept of Pathology,

Sultan Qaboos University,

Oman