Rapid Embedding with Hot Low-Viscosity Nitrocellulose

Abstract
A rapid method for embedding with low-viscosity nitrocellulose is described. Advantage is taken of the greater penetrating power of low-viscosity nitrocellulose than that of common varieties of celloidin. Fixation, dehydration and infiltration are carried out in screw-topped jars in the incubator at 56° C. The whole procedure from fixing to sectioning can be finished in 15-30 hours, and sections as thin as 6 to 10 μ may be cut without difficulty.

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