Most common metallic fixative
Mercuric chloride
Carcinogenic fixative
Chromate fixatives
Demonstration of rickettsia
Orth’s fluid
Explosive fixative when dry
Picric acid fixatives
Fixative not for kidney fixation
Bouin’s
Most rapid fixative
Carnoy’s fixative
Fixatives for EM (OGP)
Osmium tetroxide, glutaraldehyde, paraformaldehyde
Best fixative for electron histochemistry & electron immunocytochemistry
Karnovsky’s paraformaldehyde glutaraldehyde