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Proper Nomenclature of Formaldehyde and Paraformaldehyde Fixatives for Histochemistry

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Proper Nomenclature of Formaldehyde and Paraformaldehyde Fixatives for Histochemistry. Histochem J 34, 365–367 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023342929105

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