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Basic Caenorhabditis elegans Methods: Synchronization and Observation
Published on: June 10, 2012
Abstract:
INTRODUCTIONBouin's fixative is a particularly good choice for worms because it penetrates dense tissues well and is extremely good for fixing antigens. Like all strong fixatives, however, it is unsuitable for some antibody-antigen pairs. In such cases, the length of time in the Bouin's fixative can be shortened, or paraformaldehyde fixation can be used instead.

