title: Preserving sputum for examination in the cytology laboratory. Advantages of polyvinyl alcohol fixative for maintaining cytologic detail in specimens of sputum when processing is delayed.
mesh_terms: D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D005404:Fixatives; D006652:Histological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol; D013183:Sputum
chemical_list: D005404:Fixatives; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol
keywords: HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; SPUTUM