The most common fixative used in pathology is?: (A) Gluteraldehyde, (B) Alcohol, (C) Formaldehyde, (D) Picric acid
Answer is C. The most commonly used fixative in histology is formaldehyde. It is usually used as a 10% neutral buffered formalin (NBF), that is approx HARSH MOHAN Text book of pathology 6th edition pg no 10