Histology Artifacts

Embryology - 20 Apr 2024 Expand to Translate
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Introduction

There are many steps in the preparation and processing of tissue sections that can introduce artefacts into the original tissue. This page introduces some of the steps in tissue preparation where this can occur and the type of artefact that appears in the final tissue.

In histology, if it looks interesting, it is probably an artefact!

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Prefixation artifacts
Fixation artifacts
Artifacts related to bone tissue
Tissue-processing artifacts
Artifacts related to microtomy
Artifacts related to floatation and mounting
Staining artifacts
Mounting artifacts

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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 20) Embryology Histology Artifacts. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Histology_Artifacts

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