title: Picro-mercuro-formol: a fixative for histochemical studies.
abstract: The mixture of saturated solutions of pieric acid and mercuric chloride in the ratio of 9:9 forms a versatile fixative when added with 2 parts of 40% formaldehyde. It works satisfactorily with a number of histochemical reagents and even histological staining methods. The fixative may be applied for various types of tissue.
mesh_terms: D004702:Endocrine Glands / Q000032:analysis*; D005404:Fixatives; D005557:Formaldehyde; D006652:Histological Techniques; D008628:Mercury; D010851:Picrates
chemical_list: D005404:Fixatives; D010851:Picrates; D005557:Formaldehyde; D008628:Mercury