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CHEBI:50913 - fixative
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:50913 |
| ChEBI Name | fixative |
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| Definition | Any compound used for the purpose of preserving biological tissues from decay in such a way as to allow for the preparation of thin, stained sections for subsequent histological study. |
| Last Modified | 7 January 2021 |
| Submitter | Inma Spiteri |
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| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| fixative (CHEBI:50913) is a biological role (CHEBI:24432) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| benzyl cinnamate (CHEBI:146174) has role fixative (CHEBI:50913) |
| glutaraldehyde (CHEBI:64276) has role fixative (CHEBI:50913) |
| osmium tetroxide (CHEBI:88215) has role fixative (CHEBI:50913) |
| paraformaldehyde macromolecule (CHEBI:31962) has role fixative (CHEBI:50913) |
| picric acid (CHEBI:46149) has role fixative (CHEBI:50913) |
| soybean oil (CHEBI:166975) has role fixative (CHEBI:50913) |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| fixating agent | ChEBI |
| fixation agent | ChEBI |
| fixating agents | ChEBI |
| Manual Xrefs | Databases |
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| Fixation_(histology) | Wikipedia |