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Table 3.1 details our suggestions regarding renal biopsy fixation and embedding. We prefer nonresident suppliers to use formalin for fixation since it is more stable and durable than Dubosq-Brazil. Embedding in paraplast has the advantage of permitting sections to be cut at a uniform thickness of 2 μm.
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Zollinger, H.U., Mihatsch, M.J. (1978). Renal Biopsy Management and Processing by the Pathologist. In: Renal Pathology in Biopsy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66731-2_3
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