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HT Histotechnician

Category - Fixation

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This is also the fixative of choice for the preservation of brain tissue for the diagnosis of rabies. Which among the choices below is described by the statement above?

Heat fixation
Alcohol
10% formol-saline
Acetone

Explanation

Answer: D - Acetone
The fixative of choice for the preservation of brain tissue for the diagnosis of rabies among the choices above is Acetone. Brain specimen is very delicate and cannot be preserved with fixatives that have strong properties. Acetone is the suited fixative for it preserves better the brain as well as the rabies virus contained in the brain tissue.

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