Cellular pathology

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Cellular pathology is the branch of general pathology studying the cellular basis of disease. Various normal functions of cell growth, metabolism, and division can fail or work in abnormal ways and lead to various diseases such as cancers.

Various topics are studied by cellular pathologists:

organelle pathology
cell death
*necrosis
*apoptosis
cellular injury and response
cell ageing
amyloidosis
autoimmune diseases

Fixatives

An important technique in the study of cellular pathology is the use of fixatives.

coagulant fixatives
* ethanol
* acetone
* picric acid
* mercuric chloride
non-coagulant fixatives
* formaldehyde
other aldehydes
* glutaraldehyde
oxidising agents
* osmium tetroxide
* potassium permanganate
* potassium dichromate
protein denaturing agents

* methanol
* ethanol

External links

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