title: Color preservation of gross specimens for teaching and medical illustration.
abstract: We routinely employ cold Jores' fixative to improve color preservation of gross autopsy specimens for conferences and teaching and to facilitate development of a photographic teaching collection of gross pathological specimens. The fixed specimens also permit light microscopic examination. Additionally, we have found that color restoration of previously fixed gross specimens is possible with McCormick's fixative.
mesh_terms: D003116:Color; D005404:Fixatives; D008488:Medical Illustration; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D005404:Fixatives