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A method to fix lipids for staining fat embolism in paraffin sections

R E Tracy1, P Walia

  • 1Department of Pathology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. RTRACY@LSUHSC.EDU

Histopathology
|July 18, 2002
PubMed
Summary

This study introduces a new, cost-effective method for preserving tissue lipids in formalin-fixed samples for Oil Red O staining. The technique successfully demonstrates fat embolism, fatty liver, and atheroma in paraffin sections.

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