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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Histotechnol. 2008 Dec;31(4):169–173. doi: 10.1179/his.2008.31.4.169

Table 1.

MMA processing schedule

Solution Time in solution Temp
Fixative (70% EtOH) 60 h 4°C
70% acetone 24 h 4°C
90% acetone 1 h 4°C
100% acetone 1 h 4°C
100% acetone 1 h 4°C
85% MMA infiltration solution (vacuum desiccator) 48 h 4°C
MMA embedding solution (waterbath in radiant oven) 48 h 37°C