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Ontology for Biobanking
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| Preferred Name | fixation | |
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A material processing that uses chemical process by which biological tissues are preserved from decay. Fixation terminates any ongoing biochemical reactions and may increase stability of the treated tissues. The choice of fixation depends on the type of study. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBIB_0000676 |
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The choice of fixation depends on the type of study.
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A material processing that uses chemical process by which biological tissues are preserved from decay. Fixation terminates any ongoing biochemical reactions and may increase stability of the treated tissues.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixation_%28histology%29 http://sharedresources.fhcrc.org/training/tips-about-fixation-and-formalin |
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fixation
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OBIB:0000676
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fixation
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