[Table/Fig-6]:

Sectioning criteria: Overall comparison of different fixatives at different time intervals with the standard fixation criteria using fisher’s exact test.

Time Interval	6 hours		12 hours		18 hours		24 hours		30 hours
Fixatives	Hard to cut	Crumble	Hard to cut	Crumble	Hard to cut	Crumble	Hard to cut	Crumble	Hard to cut	Crumble
Carnoy’s	1	0.605	0.605	0.0084	< 0.001	0.043	< 0.001	0.008	< 0.001	< 0.001
Formalin	1	< 0.001	1	0.008	1	0.605	1	1	0.605	1
Bouin’s	1	< 0.001	1	0.605	1	0.341	1	0.605	1	1
Ethanol	0.341	0.019	< 0.001	0.003	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001