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Acid-buffered Acetone as a Fixative for Enzyme Cytochemistry

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ALTHOUGH acetone has been recommended as a fixative in the histochemical study of enzymes in tissue sections1,2, there have been but few reports on the use of this fixative in the examination of blood films and related preparations.

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  1. L. S. KAPLOW

    Present address: Department of Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

  2. L. S. KAPLOW: Post-doctoral Fellow of National Heart Institute, U.S. Public Health Service.

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  1. Diagnostic Research Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

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KAPLOW, L., BURSTONE, M. Acid-buffered Acetone as a Fixative for Enzyme Cytochemistry. Nature 200, 690–691 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/200690a0

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