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Categorize the Fixatives

For the according to composition and actions, write the first letter of each word from the hint before answering. This prevents automatically answering the questions with the same answers. OKIE?
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According to Composition
Simple Fixative 1
SF: Aldehydes
Simple Fixative 2
SF: Metallic Fixatives
Simple Fixative 3
SF: Picric Acid
Simple Fixative 4
SF: Acetic Acid
Simple Fixative 5
SF: Acetone
Simple Fixative 6
SF: Alcohol
Simple Fixative 7
SF: Osmium Tetroxide
Simple Fixative 8
SF: Heat
 
 
According to Action
Microanatomical Fixatives
MF: 10% Formol saline
Microanatomical Fixatives
MF: 10% Neutral Buffered Formalin
Microanatomical Fixatives
MF: Heidenhain's susa
Microanatomical Fixatives
MF: Formol sublimate
Microanatomical Fixatives
MF: Zenker's solution
Microanatomical Fixatives
MF: Zenker-formol
Microanatomical Fixatives
MF: Bouin's solution
Microanatomical Fixatives
MF: Brasil's Alcoholic Picroformol solution
Cytological Fixative: Nuclear
CFN: Bouin's Fluid
Cytological Fixative: Nuclear
CFN: Flemming's fluid
Cytological Fixative: Nuclear
CFN: Newcomer's fluid
Cytological Fixative: Nuclear
CFN: Carnoy's fluid
Cytological Fixative: Nuclear
CFN: Heidenhain's Susa
Cytological Fixative: Cytoplasmic
CFC: Helly's
Cytological Fixative: Cytoplasmic
CFC: Orth's
Cytological Fixative: Cytoplasmic
CFC: Regaud's
Cytological Fixative: Cytoplasmic
CFC: Flemming's solution without Acetic acid
Cytological Fixative: Cytoplasmic
CFC: Formalin w/ post-chroming
Cytological Fixative: Histochemical
CFH: 10% Formol saline
Cytological Fixative: Histochemical
CFH: Absolute Ethyl alcohol
Cytological Fixative: Histochemical
CFH: Newcomer's fluid
Cytological Fixative: Histochemical
CFH: Acetone
Cytological Fixative: Nuclear and Histochemical
CFNH: Newcomer's fluid
Both Microanatomical and Cytological (Nuclear)
BMCN: Bouin's fluid
Both Microanatomical and Cytological (Nuclear)
BMCN: Heidenhain's Susa
Both Microanatomical and Cytological (Cytoplasmic)
BMCC: Helly's
Both Microanatomical and Cytological (Histochemical)
BMCH: 10% Formol saline
Routine Fixatives
1
Aldehyde Fixatives
2
Metallic Fixatives
3
Picric Acid Fixatives
4
Glacial Acetic Acid
5
Alcohol Fixatives
6
Osmic Acid
7
Trichloroacetic acid
8
Acetone
9
Heat Fixation
Subtype of Fixatives
Aldehyde Fixatives
Formaldehyde
Aldehyde Fixatives
Glutaraldehyde
Metallic Fixatives
Mercuric Chloride
Metallic Fixatives
Chromate
Metallic Fixatives
Lead Fixatives
 
 
Different Formaldehyde Fixatives
1
10% Formol-Saline
2
Calcium acetate formalin
3
10% Neutral Buffered Formalin/Phosphate Buffered Formalin
4
Formol corrosive/Formol sublimate/Formol mercuric chloride
5
Alcoholic Formalin/Gendre's fixative
Special Formalin Fixatives
Cajol's formol ammonium bromide
Special Formalin Fixatives
Baker's formol calcium
 
 
Different Mercuric Chloride Fixatives
1
Zenker's fluid
2
Zenker formol/Helly's Solution
3
Heidenhain's Susa solution
4
Schaudinn's solution/Sublimated alcohol
5
B-5 Fixative
6
Carnoy-Lebrun
7
Ohlmacher
Different Chromate Fixatives
1
Chromic acid
2
Regaud's Fluid/Moeller's fluid
3
Orth's fluid
4
Potassium dichromate
 
 
Different Lead Fixatives
1
Lillie's alcoholic lead nitrate formalin
2
Lead subacetate
 
 
Different Picric Acid Fixatives
1
Bouin's solution
2
Brasil's Alcoholic Picroformol Fixative
 
 
Different Alcohol Fixatives
1
Methyl alcohol
2
Isopropyl alcohol
3
Ethyl alcohol
4
Carnoy's fluid
5
Alcoholic Formalin/Gendre's
6
Newcomer's fluid
 
 
Different Osmic Acid Fixatives
1
Osmium tetroxide
2
Flemming's solution
3
Flemming's solution without Acetic Acid
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