Tissue Fixation MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Tissue Fixation
Tree Number(s): E01.370.225.500.620.760.720; E01.370.225.750.600.760.720; E05.200.500.620.760.720; E05.200.750.600.760.720
Unique ID: D016707
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016707
Scope Note: The technique of using FIXATIVES in the preparation of cytologic, histologic, or pathologic specimens for the purpose of maintaining the existing form and structure of all the constituent elements.
Entry Term(s): Fixation, Tissue
See Also: Fixatives
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/06/21
Revision Date: 2011/06/24

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

methods (MT)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Diagnosis [E01]
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
  - Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E01.370.225]
    - Cytological Techniques [E01.370.225.500]
      - Histocytological Preparation Techniques [E01.370.225.500.620]
        
        Tissue Preservation [E01.370.225.500.620.760]
        
        Cryopreservation [E01.370.225.500.620.760.160]
        
        Tissue Embedding [E01.370.225.500.620.760.440]
        
        Tissue Fixation [E01.370.225.500.620.760.720]

Diagnosis [E01]
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
  - Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E01.370.225]
    - Histological Techniques [E01.370.225.750]
      - Histocytological Preparation Techniques [E01.370.225.750.600]
        
        Tissue Preservation [E01.370.225.750.600.760]
        
        Cryopreservation [E01.370.225.750.600.760.160]
        
        Tissue Embedding [E01.370.225.750.600.760.440]
        
        Tissue Fixation [E01.370.225.750.600.760.720]

Investigative Techniques [E05]
- Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E05.200]
  - Cytological Techniques [E05.200.500]
    - Histocytological Preparation Techniques [E05.200.500.620]
      - Tissue Preservation [E05.200.500.620.760]
        
        Cryopreservation [E05.200.500.620.760.160]
        
        Tissue Embedding [E05.200.500.620.760.440]
        
        Tissue Fixation [E05.200.500.620.760.720]

Investigative Techniques [E05]
- Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E05.200]
  - Histological Techniques [E05.200.750]
    - Histocytological Preparation Techniques [E05.200.750.600]
      - Tissue Preservation [E05.200.750.600.760]
        
        Cryopreservation [E05.200.750.600.760.160]
        
        Tissue Embedding [E05.200.750.600.760.440]
        
        Tissue Fixation [E05.200.750.600.760.720]

Tissue Fixation Preferred

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