Honey and olive oil as bio-friendly substitutes for formalin and xylene in routine histopathology

• Main Authors: Keerthi Muddana (Author), Jaya Nagendra Krishna Muppala (Author), Shyam Prasad Reddy Dorankula (Author), Aruna Kumari Maloth (Author), Pavan G Kulkarni (Author), Deepsagar Thadudari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Formalin has long been the standard fixative and xylene has been the clearing agent for routine histopathology and immunohistochemistry worldwide. In recent years, as a result of increasing concerns about the potential carcinogenicity of formaldehyde and xylene, attempts have been made t...