The reliability of dimensions of formalin‐fixed brains
- 1 April 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 32 (4) , 413
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.32.4.413
Abstract
There was no significant change in weight or volume in 75 human brains after routine formalin fixation. Measurements obtained on fixed brain are a reliable index of size and location of structures that were present in life.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Evaluation of the immediate effects of some fixatives upon the measurements of the brains of macaquesJournal of Comparative Neurology, 1958
- Volume changes of tissues in physiological fluids during fixation in osmium tetroxide or formaldehyde and during subsequent treatmentExperimental Cell Research, 1957