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.
D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D005404:Fixatives; D006652:Histological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol; D013183:Sputum
D005404:Fixatives; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol
HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; SPUTUM