Comparative study for identification of fixatives and their influences on vertebral CNS tissues of five species stained with methyl green-pyronin

 

Rajesh Bangaraiahgari¹, Ramesh Bangaraiahgari², Rafi Md³, Rajkiran reddy B⁴, Ramakanth Bhargav Panchangam^5*

 

¹Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Surabhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Telangana, India.

²Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Surabhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Telangana, India.

³Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Surabhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Telangana, India.

⁴Research Scientist, Smart, Sunshine Hospital, Secunderabad -500003, Telangana, India.

 

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