Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 29, 2026

Two-Dimensional Visualization and Quantification of Labile, Inorganic Plant Nutrients and Contaminants in Soil
Published on: September 1, 2020
Sodium chloride fixation of tissues under field conditions in tropical countries
Waldemar L Olszewski1, Dorota Zolich, Gurusami Manokaran
1Department of Surgical Research and Transplantation, Medical Research Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, 5 Pawinskiego Str., 02106 Warsaw, Poland. wlo@cmdik.pan.pl
Abstract:
Fixation of skin and lymph node fragments in anhydric sodium chloride at room temperature for periods of weeks or months was found to preserve morphological structures and immunoreactivity. Fragments of a size of 6-8x6x6 mm were dried and placed in anhydric sodium chloride powder in sealed containers. Prior to further processing, the specimens were desalinated and rehydrated, then snap-frozen, sectioned, fixed in acetone and stained with monoclonal antibodies. The intensity of staining of molecular structures did not differ from that of primarily snap-frozen specimens. The method allows fixation of tissues under field conditions in tropical countries and at places lacking freezing facilities.
Related Concept Videos
Responses to Salt Stress
Electrolysis
Tonicity in Plants
Tonicity
Tonicity describes the capacity of a cell to lose or gain water depending on the solute...
Tonicity in Plants
Tonicity in Animals

